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Recommendations for the development of future guidelines in the field of low back pain |
| 1. Make use of available evidence-based reviews and previous clinical guidelines. |
| 2. Include relevant non-English publications (if available). |
| 3. Determine in advance the intended target groups (health care professions, patient population, and policy makers). |
| 4. Be aware that the makeup of the guideline committee may have a direct impact on the content of the recommendations. |
| 5. Specify exactly which recommendations are evidence-based and supply the correct references to each of these recommendations. |
| 6. Specify exactly which recommendations are consensus-based and explain the process. |
| 7. Determine in advance the implementation strategy, and set a time frame for future updates of the guideline. |
