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. 2012 Feb 21:344:e686.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.e686.

Assessing the value of diagnostic tests: a framework for designing and evaluating trials

Lavinia Ferrante di Ruffano¹, Christopher J Hyde, Kirsten J McCaffery, Patrick M M Bossuyt, Jonathan J Deeks

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PMID: 22354600
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e686

Review

Assessing the value of diagnostic tests: a framework for designing and evaluating trials

Lavinia Ferrante di Ruffano et al. BMJ. 2012.

. 2012 Feb 21:344:e686.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.e686.

Authors

Lavinia Ferrante di Ruffano¹, Christopher J Hyde, Kirsten J McCaffery, Patrick M M Bossuyt, Jonathan J Deeks

Affiliation

¹ Department of Public Health, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics, School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK.

PMID: 22354600
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e686

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