Chapter 9: options for summarizing medical test performance in the absence of a “gold standard”. Trikalinos TA, Balion CM. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Jun;27 Suppl 1:67-75. Abstract The classical paradigm for evaluating…
Chapter 8: Meta-analysis of Test Performance When There is a “Gold Standard”. Trikalinos TA, Balion CM, Coleman CI, Griffith L, Santaguida PL, Vandermeer B, Fu R. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Jun;27 Suppl…
Chapter 4: effective search strategies for systematic reviews of medical tests. Relevo R. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Jun;27 Suppl 1:28-32. Abstract This article discusses techniques that are appropriate when developing search strategies…
Chapter 3: choosing the important outcomes for a systematic review of a medical test. Segal JB. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Jun;27 Suppl 1:20-7. Abstract In this chapter of the Evidence-based Practice Centers…
Chapter 2: Medical Tests Guidance (2) Developing the Topic and Structuring Systematic Reviews of Medical Tests: Utility of PICOTS, Analytic Frameworks, Decision Trees, and Other Frameworks. Samson D, Schoelles KM. J Gen Intern…
Chapter 6: assessing applicability of medical test studies in systematic reviews. Hartmann KE, Matchar DB, Chang S. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Jun;27 Suppl 1:39-46. Abstract Use of medical tests should be guided…
Chapter 7: grading a body of evidence on diagnostic tests. Singh S, Chang SM, Matchar DB, Bass EB. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Jun;27 Suppl 1:47-55. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Grading the strength of a…
Chapter 5: assessing risk of bias as a domain of quality in medical test studies. Santaguida PL, Riley CM, Matchar DB. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Jun;27 Suppl 1:33-8. Abstract Assessing methodological quality…
Chapter 12: systematic review of prognostic tests. Rector TS, Taylor BC, Wilt TJ. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Jun;27 Suppl 1:94-101. Abstract A number of new biological markers are being studied as predictors…
Searching for consistently reported up- and down-regulated biomarkers in colorectal cancer: a systematic review of proteomic studies Ma Y, Zhang P, Wang F, Qin H. Mol Biol Rep. 2012 Aug;39(8):8483-90. Epub 2012 Jun…
Managing the pre- and post-analytical phases of the total testing process Hawkins R. Ann Lab Med. 2012 Jan;32(1):5-16. Epub 2011 Dec 20. For many years, the clinical laboratory’s focus on analytical quality has…
New Page 1 Special issue: Quality in laboratory diagnostics: from theory to practice Giuseppe Lippi, Mario Plebani, Ana-Maria Simundic. Quality in laboratory diagnostics: from theory to practice. Biochemia Medica 2010;20(2):126-30. Full text…