Respiratory Medicine
Volume 97, Issue 1 , Pages 37-45 , January 2003

Systematic assessment of clinical practice guidelines for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • B.J SMITH

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology and Health Outcomes Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, SA, Australia
    • ,
  • K HENDER

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology and Health Outcomes Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, SA, Australia
    • ,
  • P FRITH

      Affiliations

    • Repatriation General Hospital, SA, Australia
    • ,
  • A.J CROCKETT

      Affiliations

    • Respiratory Departments, Flinders Medical Centre, SA, Australia
    • ,
  • F CHEOK

      Affiliations

    • Health Outcomes Unit, Epidemiology Branch, Department of Human Services, SA, Australia
    • ,
  • S SPEDDING

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology and Health Outcomes Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, SA, Australia

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doi: 10.1053/rmed.2002.1417

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 97, Issue 1 , Pages 37-45 , January 2003

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