Clinical practice guidelines for osteoarthritis: Caveats related to discrepancies in recommendations

Robin Christensen1, Amanda E Nelson2

  • 1Section for Biostatistics and Evidence-Based Research, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; Research Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense University Hospital, Denmark; Cochrane Denmark and Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Odense (CEBMO), Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.

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