Sex and gender considerations in Canadian clinical practice guidelines: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The importance of sex and gender in the diagnosis and management of health conditions is well established, but the extent to which this evidence is integrated into clinical practice guidelines remains unknown. We aimed to determine the proportion of Canadian clinical practice guidelines that integrate evidence on sex and gender considerations.

Methods

We searched the Canadian Medical Association's CPG Infobase, PubMed, all provincial/territorial websites and websites of professional organizations for English- and French-language Canadian clinical practice guidelines published between January 2013 and June 2015 on selected conditions identified as priorities by policy-makers and practitioners. Citations and text were searched electronically using keyword terms rela

SUBMITTER: Tannenbaum C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5378537 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature