Table 1.

Summary of the eligibility criteria for the review.

Inclusion criteria	Excluded
National GP professional organization	Regional organizations
Evidence based guidance or guideline development (i)  Explicit method of development (ii) Includes literature review (iii) Reviewed by committee or experts (iv) Recommendation formation not necessary once distinction made between guidance and guideline	Commentary Position statement
Published by GP professional organizations (i)  Produced de novo or by adaptation (ii) Open access on GP professional organization website and/or (iii) Peer review publication	Collaborations with other non GP specialties or other guideline producing bodies Endorsements by other national or international guideline producing bodies GP organizations with members only access
Published in the last 10 years	Publications >10 years old
All languages
Patient clinical care	Governance document Policy document
World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA) definition of GP2