Evidence-based diagnosis

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2008, Pages 57-63

  Whiting, Penny ^a   Harbord, Roger ^a   De Salis, Isabel ^a   Egger, Matthias ^b   Sterne, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILAGGRIN; METHOTREXATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ANTIBODY;

BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; COLOR VISION TEST; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DATA SYNTHESIS; DECISION MAKING; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 57349153967     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2008.008025     Document Type: Review

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