[Summary of the practice guideline for shoulder complaints from the Dutch College of General Practitioners].
The second revision of the practice guideline for shoulder complaints was presented in 2008 by the Dutch College of General Practitioners. This guideline provides a standard for the diagnosis and treatment of shoulder complaints by general practitioners. The most important items in this new guideline are reviewed.
Geraets
Jacques J X R
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Nederlands Huisartsen Genootschap, afd. Richtlijnontwikkeling en Wetenschap, Utrecht, The Netherlands. j.geraets@nhg.org
de Jongh
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Boeke
A J P Joan
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Buis
Pieter A J
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Spinnewijn
Wilma E M
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Geijer
Roeland M M
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Goudswaard
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005194:Family Practice / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011379:Prognosis; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*