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The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews.

Whiting P, Rutjes AW, Reitsma JB, Bossuyt PM, Kleijnen J.

BMC Med Res Methodol. 2003 Nov 10;3:25.PMID: 14606960 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Development and validation of methods for assessing the quality of diagnostic accuracy studies.

Whiting P, Rutjes AW, Dinnes J, Reitsma J, Bossuyt PM, Kleijnen J.

Health Technol Assess. 2004 Jun;8(25):iii, 1-234. Review.PMID: 15193208 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

No role for quality scores in systematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy studies.

Whiting P, Harbord R, Kleijnen J.

BMC Med Res Methodol. 2005 May 26;5:19. Review.PMID: 15918898 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.

Whiting PF, Weswood ME, Rutjes AW, Reitsma JB, Bossuyt PN, Kleijnen J.

BMC Med Res Methodol. 2006 Mar 6;6:9.PMID: 16519814 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Interrater reliability in assessing quality of diagnostic accuracy studies using the QUADAS tool. A preliminary assessment.

Hollingworth W, Medina LS, Lenkinski RE, Shibata DK, Bernal B, Zurakowski D, Comstock B, Jarvik JG.

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Evaluating non-randomised intervention studies.

Deeks JJ, Dinnes J, D'Amico R, Sowden AJ, Sakarovitch C, Song F, Petticrew M, Altman DG; International Stroke Trial Collaborative Group; European Carotid Surgery Trial Collaborative Group.

Health Technol Assess. 2003;7(27):iii-x, 1-173. Review.PMID: 14499048 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews.

Shea BJ, Grimshaw JM, Wells GA, Boers M, Andersson N, Hamel C, Porter AC, Tugwell P, Moher D, Bouter LM.

BMC Med Res Methodol. 2007 Feb 15;7:10.PMID: 17302989 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

How does study quality affect the results of a diagnostic meta-analysis?

Westwood ME, Whiting PF, Kleijnen J.

BMC Med Res Methodol. 2005 Jun 8;5(1):20. Review.PMID: 15943861 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Criteria list for assessment of methodological quality of economic evaluations: Consensus on Health Economic Criteria.

Evers S, Goossens M, de Vet H, van Tulder M, Ament A.

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Quality assessment of diagnostic before-after studies: development of methodology in the context of a systematic review.

Meads CA, Davenport CF.

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The Delphi list: a criteria list for quality assessment of randomized clinical trials for conducting systematic reviews developed by Delphi consensus.

Verhagen AP, de Vet HC, de Bie RA, Kessels AG, Boers M, Bouter LM, Knipschild PG.

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[Volume and health outcomes: an overview of systematic reviews]

Davoli M, Amato L, Minozzi S, Bargagli AM, Vecchi S, Perucci CA.

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Development of a diagnostic protocol for dizziness in elderly patients in general practice: a Delphi procedure.

Maarsingh OR, Dros J, van Weert HC, Schellevis FG, Bindels PJ, van der Horst HE.

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A systematic review finds that diagnostic reviews fail to incorporate quality despite available tools.

Whiting P, Rutjes AW, Dinnes J, Reitsma JB, Bossuyt PM, Kleijnen J.

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Impact of adjustment for quality on results of metaanalyses of diagnostic accuracy.

Leeflang M, Reitsma J, Scholten R, Rutjes A, Di Nisio M, Deeks J, Bossuyt P.

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Diagnostic tests and algorithms used in the investigation of haematuria: systematic reviews and economic evaluation.

Rodgers M, Nixon J, Hempel S, Aho T, Kelly J, Neal D, Duffy S, Ritchie G, Kleijnen J, Westwood M.

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Assessing the quality of diagnostic studies using psychometric instruments: applying QUADAS.

Mann R, Hewitt CE, Gilbody SM.

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Evidence-based diagnosis.

Whiting P, Harbord R, de Salis I, Egger M, Sterne J.

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Recommendations by Cochrane Review Groups for assessment of the risk of bias in studies.

Lundh A, Gøtzsche PC.

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Systematic reviews in laboratory medicine: principles, processes and practical considerations.

Horvath AR, Pewsner D.

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