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Alcoholic liver disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19904248     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
These recommendations provide a data-supported approach. They are based on the following: (i) a formal review and analysis of the recently published world literature on the topic (Medline search); (ii) American College of Physicians Manual for Assessing Health Practices and Designing Practice Guidelines (1); (iii) guideline policies, including the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Policy on the development and use of practice guidelines and the AGA Policy Statement on Guidelines (2); and (iv) the experience of the authors in the specified topic. Intended for use by physicians, these recommendations suggest preferred approaches to the diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive aspects of care. They are intended to be flexible, in contrast to the standards of care, which are inflexible policies to be followed in every case. Specific recommendations are based on relevant published information. To more fully characterize the quality of evidence supporting the recommendations, the Practice Guideline Committee of the AASLD requires a Class (reflecting the benefit vs. risk) and Level (assessing the strength or certainty) of Evidence to be assigned and reported with each recommendation (Table 1, adapted from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association Practice Guidelines) (3,4).
Authors:
Robert S O'Shea; Srinivasan Dasarathy; Arthur J McCullough
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review     Date:  2009-11-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of gastroenterology     Volume:  105     ISSN:  1572-0241     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Gastroenterol.     Publication Date:  2010 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-01-07     Completed Date:  2010-02-25     Revised Date:  2010-06-07    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0421030     Medline TA:  Am J Gastroenterol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  14-32; quiz 33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Liver Diseases, Alcoholic* / diagnosis,  epidemiology,  prevention & control,  therapy
Mass Screening / methods
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Prognosis
Risk Factors
World Health
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Jun;105(6):1449-50   [PMID:  20523323 ]

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