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. 2005 Sep;58(9):865-6.

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.03.006.

Systematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy studies require study by study examination: first for heterogeneity, and then for sources of heterogeneity

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.03.006

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Systematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy studies require study by study examination: first for heterogeneity, and then for sources of heterogeneity

Colin B Begg. J Clin Epidemiol. 2005 Sep.

. 2005 Sep;58(9):865-6.

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.03.006.

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¹ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer, Center 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA. beggc@mskcc.org

PMID: 16085189
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.03.006

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The performance of tests of publication bias and other sample size effects in systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy was assessed.
Deeks JJ, Macaskill P, Irwig L. Deeks JJ, et al. J Clin Epidemiol. 2005 Sep;58(9):882-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.01.016. J Clin Epidemiol. 2005. PMID: 16085191

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