Reviews

From BMJ USA 2002;September:527

This section provides a list of recently issued clinical practice guidelines from major US organizations and government agencies selected by the Editor on topics of relevance to primary care practice. The list does not constitute an endorsement of the position taken in the guidelines or of the methods or criteria used by the guideline developers to derive recommendations.

Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityPut Prevention into Practice. A step-by-step guide to delivering clinical preventive services: a systems approach. www.ahrq.gov/ppip/manual/index.html

American Diabetes AssociationEvidence-based nutrition principles and recommendations for the treatment and prevention of diabetes and related complications. Diabetes Care 2002;25:148-198. http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/25/1/148

American Diabetes AssociationThe treatment of hypertension in adult patients with diabetes. Diabetes Care 2002;25:134-147. http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/25/1/134

American Gastroenterological AssociationHereditary colorectal cancer and genetic testing. Gastroenterology July 2001;121. www2.gastrojournal.org

International AIDS Society-USA PanelAntiretroviral treatment for adult HIV infection in 2002: updated recommendations of the International AIDS Society-USA Panel. JAMA July 10, 2002;288:222-235.

U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceBehavioral counseling in primary care to promote physical activity. www.ahrq.gov/clinic/3rduspstf/physactivity/physactrr.htm