title: Guidelines, clinical practice recommendations, position papers and consensus statements: definition, preparation, role and application.
authors.affiliation: Legal Medicine, Dpt of Medical and Surgical Sciences DIMEC, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ingravallo
authors.affiliation: Med. Klinik 2, Caritas Krankenhaus, Bad Mergentheim, Germany.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Haukeland University Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: O H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Gilja
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine, Dpt of Medical and Surgical Sciences DIMEC, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Piscaglia
mesh_terms: D016265:Conflict of Interest; D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005060:Europe; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009313:National Health Programs; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000592:standards; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards; D012955:Societies, Medical