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Interpreting diagnostic accuracy studies for patient care

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BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
Volume 344, Issue -, Pages -

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B M J PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e3999

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  1. UK Department of Health via a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) [RP-PG-0407-10338]
  2. Cancer Research UK programme [C5529]
  3. NIHR Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre
  4. National Institute for Health Research [RP-PG-0407-10338] Funding Source: researchfish
  5. National Institutes of Health Research (NIHR) [RP-PG-0407-10338] Funding Source: National Institutes of Health Research (NIHR)

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A diagnostic test accuracy study provides evidence on how well a test correctly identifies or rules out disease and informs subsequent decisions about treatment for clinicians, their patients, and healthcare providers. The authors highlight several different ways in which data from diagnostic test accuracy studies can be presented and interpreted, and discuss their advantages and disadvantages.

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