NICE Guidances Fail To Support Evidence-Based Device Use – BMJ Article
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Guidances produced by the UK's National Institute for Clinical Excellence have not influenced use of medical devices or surgical procedures, though they have impacted drug prescriptions, researchers contend in the Oct. 30 issue of the British Medical Journal
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