Quality assessment of diagnostic before-after studies: Development of methodology in the context of a systematic review

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Meads, Catherine A ^a   Davenport, Clare F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 60849108360     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-9-3     Document Type: Review

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