Evaluation of diagnostic procedures

BMJ

Volumn 324, Issue 7335, 2002, Pages 477-480

  Knottnerus, J André ^a   Van Weel, Chris ^b   Muris, Jean W M ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; STANDARD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; EVALUATION STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0037160696     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.324.7335.477     Document Type: Article

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