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Review
. 2006 May 6;332(7549):1089-92.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1089.

Comparative accuracy: assessing new tests against existing diagnostic pathways

Patrick M Bossuyt  1 , Les Irwig, Jonathan Craig, Paul Glasziou
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Review

Comparative accuracy: assessing new tests against existing diagnostic pathways

Patrick M Bossuyt et al. BMJ. .

Erratum in

  • BMJ. 2006 Jun 10;332(7554):1368

Abstract

Most studies of diagnostic accuracy only compare a test with the reference standard. Is this helpful?

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Roles of tests and positions in existing diagnostic pathways
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