WHO Criticized for Neglecting Evidence

May 8, 2007 By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer

(AP) -- When developing "evidence-based" guidelines, the World Health Organization routinely forgets one key ingredient: evidence. That is the verdict from a study published in The Lancet online Tuesday.

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