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Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Section 1 Background and Purpose 1
Section 2 Contents 1
Chapter 2 Evaluation Tools for Adapted Clinical Practice Guidelines3
Section 1 Definition and Methods of Adaptation 3
Section 2 Revision and Supplementation of Evaluation Items 5
Section 3 Verification of the Reliability and Validity of Evaluation Tools 8
Section 4 Evaluation Tools for Adapted Clinical Practice Guidelines 20
Chapter 3 Development Stages of Comprehensive Clinical Practice Guidelines 48
Section 1 Why Comprehensive Clinical Practice Guidelines 48
Section 2 Charting the Development Stages of Comprehensive Clinical Practice Guidelines 48
Section 3 Development of Comprehensive Clinical Practice Guidelines 61
Chapter 4 Primary Care Physicians’ Awareness of Clinical Practice Guidelines 64
Section 1 Purpose and Methods of the Survey 64
Section 2 Survey Results 66
Section 3 Discussion 98
Chapter 5 Conclusion and Policy Recommendations 101
Section 1 Summary and Conclusion 101
Section 2 Policy Recommendations 103
References 105
Appendices 111
Appendix 1 Questionnaire on Primary Care Physicians’ Awareness of Clinical Practice Guidelines 111
Appendix 2 Questionnaire on Expert Opinion about the Development and Implementation of Clinical Practice Guidelines 117
