Journal article
Decision making about healthcare-related tests and diagnostic test strategies. Paper 2: a review of methodological and practical challenges
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: In this first of a series of five articles, we provide an overview of how and why healthcare-related tests and diagnostic strategies are currently applied. We also describe how our findings can be integrated with existing frameworks for making decisions that guide the use of healthcare-related tests and diagnostic strategies.
STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We searched MEDLINE, references of identified articles, chapters in relevant …
Authors
Mustafa RA; Wiercioch W; Cheung A; Prediger B; Brozek J; Bossuyt P; Garg AX; Lelgemann M; Büehler D; Schünemann HJ
Journal
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 92, , pp. 18–28
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.09.003
ISSN
0895-4356