{
  "abstract": "A disease definition refers to the precise and clear characterisation or description of a particular medical condition or illness. A disease definition aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the nature, symptoms and characteristics of the disease. A clear definition is critical for generating research, synthesis of evidence, decision-making and implementation of recommendations. 1 It is also important for payors and policymakers. However, different medical societies, governmental agencies, researchers and patient advocacy groups may use different definitions for the same entity.2–4 In addition to the variation of the definition itself and its components, the terminology used to convey the definition may vary (ie, the specific vocabulary, nomenclature and language used to describe the definition).",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Evidence-Based Practice and Impact Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Hassan Kawtharany"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Evidence-Based Practice and Impact Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Muayad Azzam"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Division of Public Health, Infectious Diseases and Occupational Medicine, Mayo Clinic Minnesota, Rochester, Minnesota, USA"
      ],
      "name": "M Hassan Murad"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, New York, Canada",
        "School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Rebecca L Morgan"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA",
        "VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, Cleveland, Ohio, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Yngve Falck-Ytter"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Division of Gastroenterology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA",
        "Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Shahnaz Sultan"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Urology Section, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA",
        "Department of Urology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Philipp Dahm"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Reem A Mustafa"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Proposed framework for unifying disease definitions in guideline development",
  "uid": "a1c02d46-2c87-559d-9a7f-99da7d67746c"
}