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Controversy and debate: challenges with the need to improve the reference standard in diagnosis paper 1: two challenges: absence of a clear cut, easily replicable test for the reference standard; unethical/infeasible inclusion of an invasive procedure in the reference standard

  • Martin H. Reed
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    Corresponding author. Department of Radiology, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, 197 Harvard Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3M 0J9.
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    Department of Radiology, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, 197 Harvard Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3M 0J9
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Published:December 08, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.11.019
Controversy and debate: challenges with the need to improve the reference standard in diagnosis paper 1: two challenges: absence of a clear cut, easily replicable test for the reference standard; unethical/infeasible inclusion of an invasive procedure in the reference standard
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      Publication history

      Published online: December 08, 2022
      Accepted: November 24, 2022

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      In Press Journal Pre-Proof

      Footnotes

      Dr. Reed is the sole author.

      The author states that he had full access to all the data in this study and the author takes complete responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

      The author declares no conflict of interest.

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.11.019

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