Quality of diagnostic accuracy studies : the development, use, and evaluation of QUDAS

Authors	P.F. Whiting
Supervisors	P.M.M. Bossuyt J. Kleijnen
Award date	12-05-2006
Number of pages	200
Organisations	Faculty of Medicine (AMC-UvA)
Document type	PhD thesis
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Cover Titlepage Contents Chapter 1. Introduction Part 1: Development of QUADAS Chapter 2. A Systematic Review of Sources of Variation and Bias in Studies of Diagnostic Accuracy Chapter 3. A systematic review finds that diagnostic reviews fail to incorporate quality despite available tools Chapter 4. The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews Part 2: Use of QUADAS Chapter 5. Rapid tests and urine sampling techniques for the diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) in children under five years: a systematic review Chapter 6. Further investigation of confirmed urinary tract infection (UTI) in children under five years: a systematic review Chapter 7. The Accuracy of MRI for the Diagnosis of MS: a Systematic Review Part 3: Evaluation of QUADAS Chapter 8. How does study quality affect the results of a diagnostic meta-analysis? Chapter 9. No role for quality scores in systematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy studies Chapter 10. Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies Samenvatting Summary Co-authors Other publications Dankwoord About the author Cover
Permalink to this page

Back

UvA-DARE