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How to Browse

National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC) provides you with several browsing options that are accessible from the NGC Home Page and the left-hand navigation bar.

Disease/Condition Browse

Use the NGC Disease/Condition Browse to find guidelines linked to a particular term derived from the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) classification.

Treatment/Intervention Browse

Use the NGC Treatment/Intervention Browse to find guidelines linked to a particular term derived from the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Unified Medical Language System (UMLS).

Organization Browse

Use the NGC Organization Browse feature to find guidelines linked to a particular guideline developer, guideline endorser, or issuing organization.

Guideline Index

This feature provides a complete list of guideline summaries currently available on the NGC Web site. The index is organized alphabetically by organization name.

Guidelines In Progress

This feature provides a list of guideline summaries being processed for inclusion. A "New" icon identifies guidelines that have been added to the work queue in the last 2 weeks. This list is organized alphabetically by organization name.

Guideline Archive

This feature provides a complete list of guideline summaries that have been withdrawn from the Web site. Guideline summaries that have been permanently withdrawn are listed under "Withdrawn NGC Summaries." Guideline summaries that have been superseded by a more recent version are listed under "Updated NGC Summaries." The Withdrawn and Updated summary listings are organized alphabetically by organization name.