Association between compliance with methodological standards of diagnostic research and reported test accuracy: Meta-analysis of focused assessment of US for trauma

Radiology

Volumn 236, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-111

  Stengel, Dirk ^a   Bauwens, Kai ^a   Rademacher, Grit ^a   Mutze, Sven ^a   Ekkernkamp, Axel ^a  

^a UNFALLKRANKENHAUS BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 20744439527     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2361040791     Document Type: Review

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