Open AccessA systematic review of standard treatment guidelines in India
Author(s) -
Paresh G Koli,
Nilima A Kshirsagar,
Yashashri C Shetty,
Dhvani Mehta,
Yashaswini Mittal,
Urwashi Parmar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_902_17
Subject(s) - nice , excellence , referral , medicine , family medicine , computer science , political science , law , programming language
Standard treatment guidelines (STGs) are the cornerstone to therapeutics. Multiple agencies in India develop STGs. This systematic review was conducted to find out STGs available in India, evaluate if these were as per World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations for STGs and compare these with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines. Information on legal authority and responsibility for formulating STGs was also sought.