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Diagnostic Tests Toolkit

Diagnostic Tests Toolkit

Finding the evidence for diagnostic tests

Establishing an evidence-based methodology to assess the effectiveness of diagnostic tests has posed problems for many years. Now that the framework is in place health professionals can find and appraise the evidence for themselves. With Diagnostic Tests Toolkit clinicians and junior researchers can interpret the evidence for the effectiveness of different types of diagnostic tests, or develop their own research using the successful ‘step-by-step’ format of the Toolkit series. Written by renowned clinical researchers, this is the first basic guide to evidence-based diagnosis. It is equally valuable to starters in clinical research and those needing a quick refresher on the core elements of evidence-based diagnosis.

About the Author
Dr Matthew Thompson, Senior Clinical Scientist & GP, Co-Director of Oxford Centre for Monitoring and Diagnosis, Department of Primary Care, University of Oxford.

Dr Ann Van den Bruel, Lecturer, Department of General Practice, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

Series Editors: Dr Carl Heneghan, Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Deputy Director Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, Editor-in-Chief Toolkits series, Department of Primary Care, University of Oxford,.Dr Rafael Perera, University Lecturer in Statistics, Department of Primary Care, University of Oxford,.Douglas Badenoch, Minervation Ltd