Principles for high-quality, high-value testing

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-10

  Power, Michael ^a   Fell, Greg ^b   Wright, Michael ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Airedale NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAFF TRAINING;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84873055899     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2012-100645     Document Type: Review

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