The divergence between clinical guidelines and practice.

Clinical guidelines are effective vehicles for incorporating evidence-based medicine into clinical practice. Experts in the field review the literature, weigh the strength of the evidence, and develop specific guidelines based on this evidence. This approach to achieving quality care has been

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