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. 1995 Mar;4(1):55–64. doi: 10.1136/qshc.4.1.55

Developing and implementing clinical practice guidelines.

J Grimshaw 1, N Freemantle 1, S Wallace 1, I Russell 1, B Hurwitz 1, I Watt 1, A Long 1, T Sheldon 1
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