Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 105-113

  Leeflang, M M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Diagnostic test accuracy; Evidence based medicine; Meta analyses; Sensitivity and specificity; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; META-ANALYSES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84892456902     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12474     Document Type: Review

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