Chapter 1: Introduction to the methods guide for medical test reviews

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Matchar, David B ^a,b  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

medical test; review; test evaluation

Indexed keywords

BIOTYPOLOGY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MEDICAL TEST; MEDICAL TEST METHODS GUIDE; NOMENCLATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ABBREVIATIONS AS TOPIC; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84862642804     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1798-2     Document Type: Review

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