title: Guidelines and standardisation documents should be published anonymously.
abstract: In the interest of progress and in order to avoid conflict of interest, guidelines and standardisation documents should be published anonymously, and they should undergo a mandatory review process by peers every few years.
authors: Sydney Medical School Nepean, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, NSW 2750, Australia. hpdietz@bigpond.com
authors: Hans Peter
authors: HP
authors: Dietz
mesh_terms: D001319:Authorship; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D006176:Gynecology / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010380:Peer Review; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012015:Reference Standards; D014572:Urology / Q000592:standards*