title: [Introduction of clinical pathway and thoughts on its application in Chinese medicine practice].
abstract: This assay introduces the origin, basic concept of clinical pathway, the current status of the development of clinical pathway, the basic principle and method of developing clinical pathway, and the common and different aspects between clinical pathway and clinical practice guideline, as well as the possible application of clinical pathway into Chinese medicine.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Evidence-based Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing.
authors.forename: Si-cheng
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Jian-ping
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D019091:Critical Pathways; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D055048:Integrative Medicine; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic