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The IOM (2011) defined clinical practice guidelines as "statements that include recommendations intended to optimize patient care that are informed by a systematic review of evidence and an assessment of the benefits and harms of alternative care options."
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In 2011, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) defined a systematic evidence review as "a scientific investigation that focuses on a specific question and uses explicit, prespecified scientific methods to identify, select, assess, and summarize the findings of similar but separate studies.
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Researchers have found new evidence that cigarette smoking can boost the risk of peripheral artery disease, or PAD, and that this elevated risk can persist up to 30 years after smoking cessation.
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In June 2013, a working group made recommendations regarding how to design clinical trials to evaluate the role of ...