Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 234-240 , March 2006

Use of methodological search filters to identify diagnostic accuracy studies can lead to the omission of relevant studies

  • M.M.G. Leeflang

      Affiliations

    • Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Dutch Cochrane Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Academic Medical Center, J1B-210, P.O. Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-20-566-6948; fax: +31-20-691-2683.
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  • R.J.P.M. Scholten

      Affiliations

    • Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Dutch Cochrane Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Academic Medical Center, J1B-210, P.O. Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • A.W.S. Rutjes

      Affiliations

    • Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • J.B. Reitsma

      Affiliations

    • Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • P.M.M. Bossuyt

      Affiliations

    • Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

,Accepted 4 July 2005.

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PII: S0895-4356(05)00327-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.07.014

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 234-240 , March 2006

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