Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 60, Issue 11 , Pages 1116-1122 , November 2007

The evaluation of diagnostic tests: evidence on technical and diagnostic accuracy, impact on patient outcome and cost-effectiveness is needed

  • A. Van den Bruel

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
    • Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre, Brussels, Belgium
    • CEBAM, Belgian Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, Leuven, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Ann Van den Bruel, Academic Centre of General Practice, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 33 blok J, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. Tel.: +32-16-33-74-90; fax: +32-16-33-74-80.
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  • I. Cleemput

      Affiliations

    • Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre, Brussels, Belgium
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  • B. Aertgeerts

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
    • CEBAM, Belgian Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, Leuven, Belgium
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  • D. Ramaekers

      Affiliations

    • Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre, Brussels, Belgium
    • CEBAM, Belgian Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, Leuven, Belgium
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  • F. Buntinx

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
    • Department of General Practice, Universiteit Maastricht, the Netherlands
    • CEBAM, Belgian Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, Leuven, Belgium

,Accepted 13 March 2007.

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PII: S0895-4356(07)00145-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.03.015

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 60, Issue 11 , Pages 1116-1122 , November 2007

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