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. 2015 Jan;74(1):8-13.
doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206350. Epub 2014 Sep 26.

2014 Update of the EULAR standardised operating procedures for EULAR-endorsed recommendations

Désirée van der Heijde  1 , Daniel Aletaha  2 , Loreto Carmona  3 , Christopher J Edwards  4 , Tore K Kvien  5 , Marios Kouloumas  6 , Pedro Machado  7 , Sue Oliver  8 , Maarten de Wit  6 , Maxime Dougados  9
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2014 Update of the EULAR standardised operating procedures for EULAR-endorsed recommendations

Désirée van der Heijde et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2015 Jan.
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Abstract

In this article, the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) standardised operating procedures for the elaboration, evaluation, dissemination and implementation of recommendations endorsed by the EULAR standing committees published in 2004 have been updated. The various steps from the application to implementation have been described in detail.

Keywords: Epidemiology; Outcomes research; Qualitative research.

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Flowchart of various steps during development of recommendations. AGREE, Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation; ARD, Annals of Rheumatic Diseases.
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