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Changes
Version 1.3, revision planned in 2013.
Last revised in February 2009
August 2009 — minor update. Advice from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guideline on when to suspect child maltreatment has been added to this topic [NICE, 2009]. Issued in August 2009.
July 2009 — Minor update to the Basis for recommendation for Referral. The reason why NICE recommend referral for people over 65 years of age is now clearer. Issued in July 2009.
March 2009 — updated to include information on hypopituitarism following traumatic brain injury. Issued in April 2009.
September 2008 to February 2009 — this is a new CKS topic. The evidence-base has been reviewed in detail, and recommendations are clearly justified and transparently linked to the supporting evidence.
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