Evidence base of clinical diagnosis: The architecture of diagnostic research

British Medical Journal

Volumn 324, Issue 7336, 2002, Pages 539-541

  Sackett, D L ^a   Haynes, R B ^b  

^a Trout Research and Education Centre   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0037006639     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.324.7336.539     Document Type: Short Survey

References (7)

1. Can heart failure be diagnosed in primary care?
2. Influence of hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, and left ventricular systolic dysfunction on plasma N terminal pre-BNP
3. Cardiac natriuretic peptides for diagnosis and risk stratification in heart failure
4. Measuring brain natriuretic peptide in suspected left ventricular systolic dysfunction in general practice: Cross sectional study
5. A simple clinical model for the diagnosis of deep-vein thrombosis combined with impedance plethysmography: Potential for an improvement in the diagnostic process