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... I-hey should be developed in a formal, systematic way that is fully documented, as discussed in Chapter 3 of this report. As defined here, practice guidelines include such varied means of assisting clinical decisionmaking as pathway guidelines or practice algorithms, boundary guidelines or appropriateness criteria, and practice parameters.
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