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Sources of variation and bias in studies of diagnostic accuracy: a systematic review.

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

Ann Intern Med. 2004 Feb 3;140(3):189-202. Review.PMID: 14757617 [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

Evidence of bias and variation in diagnostic accuracy studies.

Rutjes AW, Reitsma JB, Di Nisio M, Smidt N, van Rijn JC, Bossuyt PM.

CMAJ. 2006 Feb 14;174(4):469-76.PMID: 16477057 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A methodological review of how heterogeneity has been examined in systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy.

Dinnes J, Deeks J, Kirby J, Roderick P.

Health Technol Assess. 2005 Mar;9(12):1-113, iii. Review.PMID: 15774235 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Systematic reviews of diagnostic tests in cancer: review of methods and reporting.

Mallett S, Deeks JJ, Halligan S, Hopewell S, Cornelius V, Altman DG.

BMJ. 2006 Aug 26;333(7565):413. Epub 2006 Jul 18. Review.PMID: 16849365 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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

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

Epidemiol Prev. 2005 May-Aug;29(3-4 Suppl):3-63. Italian. PMID: 16529350 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Accuracy of 3 diagnostic tests for anterior cruciate ligament tears.

Ostrowski JA.

J Athl Train. 2006 Jan-Mar;41(1):120-1.PMID: 16619105 [PubMed]Related articlesFree article

The accuracy of physical diagnostic tests for assessing meniscal lesions of the knee: a meta-analysis.

Scholten RJ, Devillé WL, Opstelten W, Bijl D, van der Plas CG, Bouter LM.

J Fam Pract. 2001 Nov;50(11):938-44.PMID: 11711009 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Editorial peer review for improving the quality of reports of biomedical studies.

Jefferson T, Rudin M, Brodney Folse S, Davidoff F.

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Indirect comparisons of competing interventions.

Glenny AM, Altman DG, Song F, Sakarovitch C, Deeks JJ, D'Amico R, Bradburn M, Eastwood AJ; International Stroke Trial Collaborative Group.

Health Technol Assess. 2005 Jul;9(26):1-134, iii-iv.PMID: 16014203 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The test of Lasègue: systematic review of the accuracy in diagnosing herniated discs.

Devillé WL, van der Windt DA, Dzaferagić A, Bezemer PD, Bouter LM.

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2000 May 1;25(9):1140-7. Review.PMID: 10788860 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Review of guidelines for good practice in decision-analytic modelling in health technology assessment.

Philips Z, Ginnelly L, Sculpher M, Claxton K, Golder S, Riemsma R, Woolacoot N, Glanville J.

Health Technol Assess. 2004 Sep;8(36):iii-iv, ix-xi, 1-158. Review.PMID: 15361314 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Empirical evidence of design-related bias in studies of diagnostic tests.

Lijmer JG, Mol BW, Heisterkamp S, Bonsel GJ, Prins MH, van der Meulen JH, Bossuyt PM.

JAMA. 1999 Sep 15;282(11):1061-6. Erratum in: JAMA 2000 Apr 19;283(15):1963. PMID: 10493205 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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.

Health Technol Assess. 2006 Jun;10(18):iii-iv, xi-259. Review.PMID: 16729917 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Systematic review: computed tomography and ultrasonography to detect acute appendicitis in adults and adolescents.

Terasawa T, Blackmore CC, Bent S, Kohlwes RJ.

Ann Intern Med. 2004 Oct 5;141(7):537-46. Review.PMID: 15466771 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Which resources should be used to identify RCT/CCTs for systematic reviews: a systematic review.

Crumley ET, Wiebe N, Cramer K, Klassen TP, Hartling L.

BMC Med Res Methodol. 2005 Aug 10;5:24. Review.PMID: 16092960 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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

Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative. The Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Group.

Bossuyt PM, Reitsma JB, Bruns DE, Gatsonis CA, Glasziou PP, Irwig LM, Lijmer JG, Moher D, Rennie D, de Vet HC; Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Group.

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The STARD statement for reporting studies of diagnostic accuracy: explanation and elaboration. The Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Group.

Bossuyt PM, Reitsma JB, Bruns DE, Gatsonis CA, Glasziou PP, Irwig LM, Moher D, Rennie D, de Vet HC, Lijmer JG; Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Group.

Croat Med J. 2003 Oct;44(5):639-50.PMID: 14515429 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Reporting studies of diagnostic accuracy according to a standard method; the Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy (STARD)]

Bossuyt PM, Reitsma JB, Bruns DE, Gatsonis CA, Glasziou PP, Irwig LM, Lijmer JG, Moher D, Rennie D, de Vet HC; Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy.

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