Guidelines as Topic
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Tonabersat, a novel gap-junction modulator for the prevention of migraine.

30 Oct 2009 Migraine is a common, recurrent, primary headache disorder associated with significant morbidity as well as high direct and indirect costs. Despite its impact, only a proportion of migraineurs who meet criteria for prophylactic treatment take ... Read more...

When to conduct a renal impairment study during drug development: US Food and Drug Administration perspective.

30 Oct 2009 To optimize drug therapy for individuals, it is critical to understand how various intrinsic (e.g., age, gender, race, genetics, organ impairment) and extrinsic factors (e.g., diet, smoking, concomitantly administered drugs) affect drug exposure and ... Read more...

[Reporting guidelines are also useful for readers of medical research publications: CONSORT, STARD, STROBE and others]

30 Sep 2009 Over the last few years reporting guidelines for research papers have had increasing attention and use. They comprise recommendations and checklists, developed by expert groups consisting of researchers, methodologists and journal editors. They aim ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Guidelines as Topic'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Tonabersat, a novel gap-junction modulator for the prevention of migraine. 30 Oct 2009
• HER2 Intermediate Breast Cancers. 30 Oct 2009
• Guidelines for bedside teaching. 30 Oct 2009
• Improving communication among nurses, patients, and physicians. 30 Oct 2009
• When to conduct a renal impairment study during drug development: US Food and Drug Administration perspective. 30 Oct 2009
• ACC 2009 Advocacy Position Statement: Principles for comparative effectiveness research. 25 Oct 2009
• Mental health services for older people. 22 Oct 2009
• Uniform format for disclosure of competing interests in ICMJE journals. 12 Oct 2009
• Knowledge of drinking guidelines does not equal sensible drinking. 8 Oct 2009
• PRISMAtic reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. 8 Oct 2009
• Megascience. 'Omics data sharing. 7 Oct 2009
• Putting DNA to the test. 6 Oct 2009
• [Reporting guidelines are also useful for readers of medical research publications: CONSORT, STARD, STROBE and others] 30 Sep 2009
• [Reporting guidelines for research: curse or blessing?] 30 Sep 2009
• Chest compressions during resuscitation. 29 Sep 2009
• Practical guidelines for evaluation of loose anagen hair syndrome. 29 Sep 2009
• Pharmacists' role in facilitating evidence-based prescribing for unlabeled use of medications. 29 Sep 2009
• Prediction of intracranial computed tomography findings in patients with minor head injury by using logistic regression. 29 Sep 2009
• An analysis of undergraduate ophthalmology training in Canada. 29 Sep 2009
• Consent: a need for guidelines to reflect local considerations. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Guidelines as Topic'

Definition: A systematic statement of policy rules or principles. Guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by convening expert panels. The text may be cursive or in outline form but is generally a comprehensive guide to problems and approaches in any field of activity. For guidelines in the field of health care and clinical medicine, PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC is available.

Descriptor UI: D017408

Alternative terms: Guidelines as Topic; Guidelines as Topics;

Allowable Qualifiers: standards;

Tree Number: N04.761.700.350; N05.700.350;

History Note: 2008(1993)

Technical Notes: for general design, methodology, economics, etc of guidelines unrelated to healthcare; a different heading GUIDELINE is used for reports of a specific guideline