[HTML][HTML] Uptake of newer methodological developments and the deployment of meta-analysis in diagnostic test research: a systematic review

BH Willis, M Quigley - BMC medical research methodology, 2011 - Springer
Background The last decade has seen a number of methodological developments in meta-
analysis of diagnostic test studies. However, it is unclear whether such developments have …

Uncertainty in clinical medicine

B Djulbegovic, I Hozo, S Greenland - Philosophy of medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter review and classify uncertainties in clinical medicine.
Epistemic uncertainty is intimately linked to the relationship between theory, evidence, and …

The diagnostic performance of scoring systems to identify symptomatic colorectal cancer compared to current referral guidance

T Marshall, R Lancashire, D Sharp, TJ Peters… - Gut, 2011 - gut.bmj.com
Objectives To determine the discrimination characteristics of a new algorithm and two
existing symptom scoring systems for identification of patients with suspected colorectal …

PGS-FISH in reproductive medicine and perspective directions for improvement: a systematic review

S Zamora, A Clavero, MC Gonzalvo… - Journal of assisted …, 2011 - Springer
Introduction Embryo selection can be carried out via morphological criteria or by using
genetic studies based on Preimplantation Genetic Screening. In the present study, we …

Diagnostic accuracy of FibroScan and comparison to liver fibrosis biomarkers in chronic viral hepatitis: A multicenter prospective study (the FIBROSTIC study)

F Degos, P Perez, J Asselineau… - Journal of …, 2011 - journal-of-hepatology.eu
Munteanu et al. have commented on our paper [1] and claim that our conclusions were
''hazardous''. We beg to disagree for the following reasons.(a) According to Munteanu et al …

Methods and interest of noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis are still in debate

F Degos, L Lebrun, P Perez, I Durand-Zaleski - Hepatology, 2011 - journals.lww.com
We read with interest the reviews by Ghouri et al. 1 and Martinez et al. 2 Ghouri et al.
analyzed the association of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] Impacto de las pruebas rutinarias en el diagnóstico de los pacientes con quejas cognitivas

M Rueda-Sánchez - Acta Neurológica Colombiana, 2011 - scielo.org.co
Introducción: se recomienda realizar pruebas diagnósticas a los pacientes con quejas
cognitivas; sin embargo, el rendimiento de éstas no se ha evaluado. Objetivo: determinar el …

Impact of routine testing in the diagnosis of patients with cognitive complaints

M Rueda-Sánchez - Acta Neurológica Colombiana, 2011 - scielo.org.co
Abstract RUEDA-SANCHEZ, Mauricio. Impact of routine testing in the diagnosis of patients
with cognitive complaints. Acta Neurol Colomb.[online]. 2011, vol. 27, n. 3, pp. 154-164 …

Diagnósticos de enfermagem respiratórios em crianças com infecção respiratória aguda: um estudo longitudinal

LM Pascoal - 2011 - repositorio.ufc.br
No âmbito da enfermagem, os estudos de acurácia contribuem com a melhoria da
qualidade da assistência por permitir a identificação de características definidoras com bom …