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Guidelines--are they useful?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17044829     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Antiepileptic drug (AED) guidelines are developed to improve medical decision making, to provide guidance and recommendation for patient management, to develop standards to judge or assess clinical practice, and to keep the cost-benefit ratio at an acceptable level. These guidelines are derived from evidence-based medicine (EBM), a four-tiered grading system that is used to analyze clinical trials and published experiments independent of clinical bias and experience. Although guidelines may not answer all questions it is critical that clinicians using them consider the available evidence, as well as the quality of the evidence, when incorporating the information in their decision making.
Authors:
Elinor Ben-Menachem; Jacqueline A French
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Epilepsia     Volume:  47 Suppl 1     ISSN:  0013-9580     ISO Abbreviation:  Epilepsia     Publication Date:  2006  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-10-18     Completed Date:  2007-04-12     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2983306R     Medline TA:  Epilepsia     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  62-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Sahlgrenska Academy, Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anticonvulsants / economics,  therapeutic use*
Clinical Trials as Topic / statistics & numerical data
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Epilepsy / drug therapy*,  economics
Evidence-Based Medicine / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Outcome Assessment (Health Care) / methods
Physician's Practice Patterns / economics,  standards*
Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards*
Professional Practice / economics,  standards
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / statistics & numerical data
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anticonvulsants

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