Abstract
Meta-analysis is potentially important in the assessment of diagnostic tests. Those reading meta-analyses evaluating diagnostic tests should critically appraise them; those doing meta-analyses should apply recently developed methods. The conduct and reporting of primary studies on which meta-analyses are based require improvement.
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Meta-analysisMedicineDiagnostic testCritical appraisalMEDLINEGuidelineSystematic reviewTest (biology)Medical physicsDiagnostic accuracyPathologyAlternative medicinePediatricsInternal medicine
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- 1994
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 120
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 667-676
- Citations
- 758
- Access
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Les Irwig
(1994).
Guidelines for Meta-analyses Evaluating Diagnostic Tests.
Annals of Internal Medicine
, 120
(8)
, 667-676.
https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-120-8-199404150-00008
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- DOI
- 10.7326/0003-4819-120-8-199404150-00008