title: Developing evidence-based physical therapy clinical practice guidelines.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Recommended strategies for developing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are provided.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The intent is that future CPGs developed with the support of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association would consistently follow similar developmental processes to yield consistent quality and presentation. Steps in the process of developing CPGs are outlined and resources are provided to assist CPG developers in carrying out their task. These recommended processes may also be useful to CPG developers representing organizations with similar structures, objectives, and resources.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey 07101, USA. kaplansa@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Sandra L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coulter
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fetters
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D026761:Physical Therapy Specialty / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011050:Policy Making; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012958:Societies, Scientific / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards