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Do Clinical Guidelines Still Make Sense? Yes

Harold C. Sox
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2014, 12 (3) 200-201; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1657
Harold C. Sox
1The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire
2The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Washington, DC
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vol. 12 no. 3 200-201
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1657
PubMed 
24821889

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication April 1, 2014
  • Accepted for publication April 1, 2014
  • Published online May 12, 2014.

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  1. 1The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire
  2. 2The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Washington, DC
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Harold C. Sox, MD, 31 Faraway Lane, West Lebanon, NH, hsox{at}comcast.net

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