Guidelines for Preventive Activities in General Practice
- ISBN-10
- 0869063448
- ISBN-13
- 9780869063446
- Category
- Medicine, Preventive
- Pages
- 125
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Authors
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Evan Ackermann, Mark F. Harris
Description
"The Guidelines for preventive activities in general practice 8th edition (the red book) is a synthesis of evidence-based guidelines from Australian and international sources and provides recommendations for everyday use in general practice. The red book provides a single entry point to common conditions seen in Australian general practice and offers practical advice on the kind of screening and services that should be provided to the general population"--Publisher's description.
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