The Infectious Diseases Society of America Lyme guidelines: a cautionary tale about the development of clinical practice guidelines

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Flawed clinical practice guidelines may compromise patient care. Commercial conflicts of interest on panels that write treatment guidelines are particularly problematic, because panelists may have conflicting agendas that influence guideline recommendations. Hist...

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Main Authors: Johnson Lorraine, Stricker Raphael B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine
Online Access:http://www.peh-med.com/content/5/1/9