Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Standards for Assessing Evidence

This Viewpoint discusses Institute of Medicine (IOM) standards for clinical guideline development and measures taken by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to bring ACIP in line with those standards; describes ways in which these standards and measures have not implemented by ACIP; and calls for ACIP recommendations to meet IOM standards.

Corresponding Author: Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, 12229 S Chinook Ct, Phoenix, AZ 85044 (Dougco@Arizona.edu).

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