No role for quality scores in systematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy studies

No role for quality scores in systematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy studies

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is a lack of consensus regarding the use of quality scores in diagnostic systematic reviews. The objective of this study was to use different methods of weighting items included in a quality assessment tool for diagnostic accur...

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Main Authors:	Harbord Roger, Whiting Penny, Kleijnen Jos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2005-05-01
Series:	BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/5/19

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