Year of publication | |
1988–1992 | 9 |
1993–1997 | 102 |
1998–2002 | 291 |
2003–2007 | 206 |
Continent of published guidelines | |
Europe | 264 |
North America | 264 |
Australia/New Zealand | 36 |
Asia | 12 |
South America | 14 |
Africa | 6 |
International | 29 |
Type of organisation responsible for guideline | |
Government | 121 |
Medical society | 373 |
International | 20 |
Research institute | 84 |
Other | 6 |
Healthcare topic | |
Internal medicine/critical care/geriatrics | 173 |
Oncology | 127 |
Obstetrics and gynaecology | 28 |
Psychiatry | 50 |
Paediatrics | 46 |
Musculoskeletal | 136 |
Opthalmology | 7 |
Dentistry | 1 |
Occupational medicine | 22 |
Other | 30 |
↵* The total number in each category is not 626, due to missing data.