Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 11 , Pages 1118-1128 , November 2003

Assessment of the accuracy of diagnostic tests: the cross-sectional study

,Accepted 18 June 2003.

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☆ This article is an adapted version of: Knottnerus JA, Ed. The evidence base of clinical diagnosis. chapter 3. London: BMJ Books; 2002; published with written permission obtained from BMJ Books.

PII: S0895-4356(03)00206-3

doi: 10.1016/S0895-4356(03)00206-3

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 11 , Pages 1118-1128 , November 2003

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