Diagnostic meta-analysis : a useful tool for clinical decision-making /: a useful tool for clinical decision-making. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, editor.
• Editors: Biondi-Zoccai, Giuseppe
• Contents: SECTION I -- 1. Introduction to Clinical Diagnosis -- 2. The Evidence Hierarchy -- 3. Peculiarities of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies -- 4. Meta-analyses of Clinical Trials vs Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies -- SECTION II -- 5. Designing the Review -- 6. Registering the review -- 7. Searching for Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies -- 8. Abstracting Evidence -- 9. Appraising Evidence -- 10. Synthesizing Evidence -- 11. Appraising Heterogeneity -- 12. Statistical Packages and Diagnostic Meta-analysis and Their Application -- 13. Network Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies -- 14. Transition to Intervention Meta-analysis -- 15. Updating Diagnostic Test Accuracy Systematic Reviews: Which, When and How Should They be Updated? -- SECTION III -- 16. Diagnostic Meta-Analysis: Case Study in Endocrinology -- 17. Diagnostic Meta-Analysis: Case Study in Gastroenterology -- 18. Diagnostic Meta-Analysis: Case Study in Oncology -- 19. Diagnostic Meta-analysis: Case Study in Surgery -- SECTION IV -- 20. Avenues for Further Research -- 21. Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 319 pages)
• Subjects: 616.075; Medicine; Diagnosis -- Evaluation; Decision making; Diagnosis, Laboratory; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General; MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL / Diseases; MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL / Internal Medicine; Biometry; Clinical psychology; Diagnosis -- Evaluation; Diagnosis, Laboratory; Epidemiology; Diagnosis; Medicine & Public Health; Epidemiology; Biostatistics; Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences; Clinical Psychology; Laboratory Medicine; Science -- Life Sciences -- General; Medical -- Biostatistics; Psychology -- Clinical Psychology; Medical -- Laboratory Medicine; Life sciences: general issues; Probability & statistics; Clinical psychology; Medical laboratory testing & techniques; Epidemiology; Statistical methods; Statistics; Psychology, clinical; Medical laboratories; Medical -- Epidemiology; Epidemiology & medical statistics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319789668
• Related ISBNs: 331978966X; 9783319789651; 3319789651
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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