Search Resources (English): Clinical practice guidelines

Provides a manual that supports early recognition and response to preterm labour in order to provide timely and appropriate levels of care. Includes clinical practice guidelines. (See Details)

Appears as part of a series of occasional articles on common problems in primary care from the British Medical Journal. Provides clinical direction for health providers treating women with recurrent urinary tract infections. (See Details)

Reviews the evidence for screening for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in asymptomatic women. (See Details)

Presents clinical guidelines for the use of misoprostol for a medical abortion. (See Details)

Describes evidence-based practice guidelines developed to assess the possibility of osteoporosis after a low-trauma fracture in women over the age of 40. (See Details)

Outlines the epidemiologic aspects of spousal abuse; discusses common signs and symptoms; and outlines the role of physicians in legal proceedings concerning spousal abuse. Indicates the necessary, relevant, and appropriate evidence to be collected and documented for both medical and legal purposes. Includes references. (See Details)

Evaluates the role of breast cancer follow-up in improving quantity and/or quality of life and to establish evidence based guidelines. (See Details)

Evaluates the following interventions for potential benefits and harms: screening of all women in the primary care setting to detect initmate partner violence; interventions for women who are abused; and, treatment programs for men who abuse their partners. Provides recommendations. (See Details)

Presents guidelines on the use of misoprostol as a cervical preparation during first-trimester abortion procedures to reduce the risk of short-term complications. (See Details)

Provides information and guidelines to assist health and social service professionals whose adolescent patients and/or family members ask for assistance relating to trans-specific concerns. (See Details)