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Table 4.

Summary of methods of guideline development and updating.

Methods	Topic identification	Working group and conflict of interest develop initial draft	Systematic search	Recommendation (level of evidence and strength of recommendations)	Consensus and draft formation	External review	Final draft	Publication	Citations	Update	Update citations
Dutch College of General Practitioners	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	^{37,46,50,64,70,73}	5–10 years/evidence	^{32–35,40,42–45,48,51–53,60–63,65,67–69,72,75,77,78,80,82,84–87,89}
College of Family Physicians of Canada	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	^36,56,90	6 years/evidence
German College of General Practitioners and Family Physicians	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	^{39,49,55,71,76,81,83}		^47,79
Domus Medica (Belgian College)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓		5 years	⁶⁶
American Academy of Family Physicians	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		5 years/evidence	^47,55,71
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	⁹¹	3–5 years	^{57–59,74,88}