Reviews

This article originally appeared in BMJ USA

This section provides a list of recently issued clinical practice guidelines from major US organizations and government agencies selected by the Editor on topics of relevance to primary care practice. The list does not constitute an endorsement of the position taken in the guidelines or of the methods or criteria used by the guideline developers to derive recommendations.

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and American Academy of Family PhysiciansGeneral recommendations on immunization. MMWR 2002;51(RR02):1-36. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5102a1.htm

American Academy of Family PhysiciansPosition paper on neonatal circumcision. aafp.org/policy/camp/4.html

American Academy of PediatricsSelecting and using the most appropriate car safety seats for growing children: guidelines for counseling parents. Pediatrics 2002;109:550-553. www.pediatrics.org/cgi/reprint /109/3/550

American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal MedicineEvidence base for management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Ann Intern Med 2001;134:595-599. www.annals.org/issues/v134n7/full/200104030-00015.html

American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal MedicinePrinciples of appropriate antibiotic use for treatment of nonspecific upper respiratory tract infection in adults. Ann Intern Med 2001;134:487-489. www.annals.org/issues/v134n6/full/200103200-00014.html

American Diabetes AssociationDiabetic retinopathy. Diabetes Care 2002;25 (Suppl 1):S90-S93. care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/25/suppl_1/s90

American Urological AssociationEvaluation of asymptomatic microscopic hematuria in adults: the American Urological Association best practice policy. Parts I and II. Urology 2001;57:599-603 and 604-610. www.aafp.org/afp/20010315/1145.html (Summary available only)

National Cancer InstituteNCI statement on mammography screening. newscenter.cancer.gov/pressreleases/mammstatement31jan02.html

US Preventive Services Task ForceScreening for breast cancer. www.ahrq.gov/clinic/3rduspstf/breastcancer