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Comment
. 2006 May 13;332(7550):1129.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7550.1129.

Improving the quality and clinical relevance of diagnostic studies

Frans H Rutten  1 , Karel G M Moons, Arno W Hoes
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Improving the quality and clinical relevance of diagnostic studies

Frans H Rutten et al. BMJ. .
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