Diagnostic accuracy and linked evidence - Testing the chain;Diagnostik und linked evidence - Wie robust muss die Kette sein?

Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 153-160

  Schünemann, Holger J ^a   Mustafa, Reem ^a   Brozek, Jan ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

diagnostic accuracy; evidence; GRADE; guidelines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862028103     PISSN: 18659217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zefq.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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