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This appendix, which is a collection of clinical practice guidelines and related materials, 2 has three main purposes. First, for readers not familiar with guidelines, it presents samples that may ...

The lowly appendix, long-regarded as a useless evolutionary artifact, won newfound respect two years ago when researchers at Duke University Medical Center proposed that it actually serves a critical ...