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Comment
. 2006 Feb 14;174(4):481-2.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.060014.

Sources of bias in diagnostic accuracy studies and the diagnostic process

Toshi A Furukawa  1 , Gordon H Guyatt
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Sources of bias in diagnostic accuracy studies and the diagnostic process

Toshi A Furukawa et al. CMAJ. .
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