Using Evidence-Based Practice to Select Diagnostic Tests

Hand Clinics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-57

  Roy, Jean Sébastien ^a   Michlovitz, Susan ^b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Cayuga Hand Therapy PT   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Diagnostic tests; Evidence based medicine; Hand; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HAND; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGEON; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 60149110664     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2008.09.004     Document Type: Review

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