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Editorial
. 2023 Jul 20;7(7):ED000163.
doi: 10.1002/14651858.ED000163.

Evaluating medical tests: introducing the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy

Patrick M Bossuyt  1 , Jonathan J Deeks  2 , Mariska M Leeflang  1 , Yemisi Takwoingi  2 , Ella Flemyng  3
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Editorial

Evaluating medical tests: introducing the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy

Patrick M Bossuyt et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Methodology.

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