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Clinical guidelines

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Clinical guidelines bring together the best available evidence in order to make recommendations and help healthcare professionals make treatment decisions to ensure the best outcomes for patients. They should help clinicians and patients to make decisions together.

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Last reviewed: February 2020

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The Clinical Practice Guidelines Portal

The Clinical Practice Guidelines Portal provides access to clinical practice guidelines produced for Australian practice that have been assessed against selection criteria modified from the United States'National Guidelines Clearinghouse, and adapted to the Australian context.

Read more on NHMRC – National Health and Medical Research Council website

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