Challenges in Developing Recommendations Based on Low-Quality Evidence in Thyroid Guidelines
Thyroid
.
2021 Jan;31(1):3-7.
doi: 10.1089/thy.2020.0448.
Epub 2020 Oct 7.
Authors
Anna M Sawka
1
,
Erik K Alexander
2
,
Antonio C Bianco
3
,
Roger Chou
4
5
,
Bryan R Haugen
6
,
Peter A Kopp
7
8
,
Elizabeth N Pearce
9
,
Douglas S Ross
10
,
Robert C Smallridge
11
,
Jacqueline Jonklaas
12
Affiliations
1
Division of Endocrinology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
2
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
3
Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
4
Department of Medicine, and Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
5
Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
6
Division of Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
7
Division of Endocrinology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
8
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
9
Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
10
Division of Endocrinology, Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
11
Division of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
12
Division of Endocrinology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
PMID:
32900277
DOI:
10.1089/thy.2020.0448
No abstract available
Publication types
Editorial
MeSH terms
Consensus
Endocrinology / standards*
Evidence-Based Medicine / standards*
Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards*
Thyroid Diseases / diagnosis
Thyroid Diseases / therapy*