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Clinical Practice Guidelines
Resources for Finding Clinical Practice Guidelines
PubMed and CINAHL can be searched for guidelines that were published in journal articles.
PubMed: Run your search, then select "guideline" under "additional filters." You may need to refresh your results to apply the filter after clicking "show."
CINAHL: Run your search, then choose "show more" under "limit to" menu on the left side of the screen. Under "publication type" choose "practice guideline."
- Guidelines CentralAccess to current practice guidelines and summaries.
- U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceRecommendations on preventive services. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF or Task Force) works to improve the health of people nationwide by making evidence-based recommendations on effective ways to prevent disease & prolong life.
Consider also searching sites of professional organizations (for example, the American Academy of Pediatrics) or national non-profit organizations such as the American Heart Associations.