The phrase "according to guidelines defined" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to actions or decisions that are based on established guidelines or rules.
Example: "The project will proceed according to guidelines defined by the regulatory body to ensure compliance."
Alternatives: "in accordance with established guidelines" or "following the defined guidelines."
Diagnosis of stroke was according to guidelines defined by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan and WHO criteria.
The diagnosis of angina pectoris and myocardial infarction was according to criteria defined by the Multinational Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease project, and diagnosis of stroke was according to guidelines defined by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan (32).
Diagnosis of angina pectoris and myocardial infarction was according to criteria defined by the WHO/MONICA (Multinational Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease) project and diagnosis of stroke was according to guidelines defined by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan [ 21].
Risky drinking is defined according to guidelines set forth by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: consuming >2 drinks per day for men or >1 drink per day for women; and >14 drinks per week for men or >7 drinks per week for women.
According to guidelines for trials we defined hypoglycaemias as non-severe symptomatic, non-severe asymptomatic, and severe requiring the assistance of another person.
The diagnosis of asthma was defined according to guidelines by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) [ 20] (http://www.ginasthma.org/), and patients with all levels of asthma severity were recruited.
MS was defined according to guidelines by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) [ 12], the only exception being that the BP criteria were used according to the North American Task Force guidelines [ 20].
Clinical relevance of the differences was defined according to guidelines for the interpretation of the EORTC QLQ-C30 (Cocks et al, 2011) and according to Norman's rule of thumb for the FAS, indicating a ±0.5 s.d.
Dyslipidemia and insulin resistance was defined according to guidelines of ATPIII.[ 23]> Thus, patients with one of the criteria of LDL-C ≥ 160 mg/dL, total cholesterol ≥ 200 mg/dL, triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dL, or HDL-C<40 mg/dL were considered dyslipidemic.
