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... David Warsh, Washington Post Developing practice guidelines that enlighten practitioners and patients is an exceptionally challenging taste It requires diverse skills ranging from the analysis of scientific evidence to the management of group decisioIlmaking to the presentation of complex information in useful forms. Although the need for these skills has not always been recognized in the past, the recent focus on guidelines is bringing not only a greater awareness of what is required for their development but also a higher level of expertise to the field.
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