Checklists for external validity: A systematic review

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 857-864

  Dyrvig, Anne Kirstine ^a   Kidholm, Kristian ^a   Gerke, Oke ^a,b   Vondeling, Hindrik ^b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

checklist; evidence based practice; external validity; methodology; quality assessment; transferability

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHECKLIST; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84923057206     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jep.12166     Document Type: Review

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