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…
The role of the External Quality Assessment Special issue: Quality in laboratory diagnostics: from theory to practice Laura Sciacovelli, Sandra Secchiero, Lorena Zardo, Mario Plebani*. Biochemia Medica 2010;20(2):160-4. External Quality Assessment (EQA) and…
A Glance at the methods for detection of apoptosis qualitatively and quantitatively Engin Ulukaya, Ceyda Acilan, Ferda Ari, Elif İkitimur, Yusuf Yilmaz Türk Biyokimya Dergisi [Turkish Journal of Biochemistry–Turk J Biochem] 2011; 36…
Asimetrik dimetilarjininin metabolizması ve klinik önemi M. Kemal Erbil, Yasemin Gülcan Kurt, Halil Yaman, Erdinç Çakır, E.Özgür Akgül, Tuncer Çaycı Türk Biyokimya Dergisi [Turkish Journal of Biochemistry–Turk J Biochem] 2012; 37 (1) ;…
New insights into the health effects of dietary saturated and omega-6 and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids Michel DE Lorgeril and Patricia Salen BMC Medicine 2012, 10:50 Cardiovascular diseases and cancers are leading causes…
Biomarkers in diabetes: hemoglobin A1c, vascular and tissue markers. Lyons TJ, Basu A. Transl Res. 2012 Apr;159(4):303-12. Epub 2012 Jan 31. Abstract Biomarkers are conventionally defined as “biological molecules that represent health and…