3. The patients to whom the guideline is meant to apply should be specifically described

The intended patient population should also be explicitly defined. In most cases, this means that the disease state that the guideline is concerned with should also be clearly defined. Criteria such as age range, and severity of disease may also be included. This forms part of the definition of the key questions which the guideline will address (see item 2).

• Guideline introduction
• Search specification