Meta-analysis of test accuracy studies: An exploratory method for investigating the impact of missing thresholds

Systematic Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Riley, Richard D ^a   Ahmed, Ikhlaaq ^b   Ensor, Joie ^b   Takwoingi, Yemisi ^b   Kirkham, Amanda ^b   Morris, R Katie ^c,d   Noordzij, J Pieter ^e   Deeks, Jonathan J ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic test; Imputation; Meta analysis; Missing data; Multiple thresholds; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN CREATININE RATIO; PROTEINURIA; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROIDECTOMY; UROGENITAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; LABORATORY TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL BIAS; STATISTICAL MODEL; ACCURACY; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PREECLAMPSIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84939181862     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20464053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2046-4053-4-12     Document Type: Article

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