title: Developing clinical guidelines.
abstract: The methods of guideline development should ensure that treating patients according to guidelines will achieve the outcomes that are desired. This article presents a combination of the literature about guideline development and the results of our combined experience in guideline development in North America and Britain. It considers the 5 steps in the initial development of an evidence-based guideline.
authors.affiliation: West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center (111G), 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Shekelle
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Woolf
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eccles
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grimshaw