title: Clinical practice guidelines for the surgeon--how should they be understood and applied?
authors.affiliation: Institute of Urology and Nephrology, University College London, and Clinical Effectiveness Unit, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UK. memberton@dial.pipex.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Emberton
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003657:Decision Making; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D014572:Urology / Q000592:standards*