Title | The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2003 |
Authors | Whiting P, Rutjes AWS, Reitsma JB, Bossuyt PMM, Kleijnen J |
Journal | BMC medical research methodology |
Volume | 3 |
Pagination | 25 |
Date Published | 2003 Nov 10 |
ISSN | 1471-2288 |
Keywords | Bias (Epidemiology); Diagnosis; Evidence-Based Medicine; Humans; Quality Control; Questionnaires; Reference Standards; Reproducibility of Results; Review Literature as Topic |
Abstract | In the era of evidence based medicine, with systematic reviews as its cornerstone, adequate quality assessment tools should be available. There is currently a lack of a systematically developed and evaluated tool for the assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. The aim of this project was to combine empirical evidence and expert opinion in a formal consensus method to develop a tool to be used in systematic reviews to assess the quality of primary studies of diagnostic accuracy. |
URL | http://www.biomedcentral.com.vdicp.health.fgov.be:8080/1471-2288/3/25 |
Alternate Journal | BMC Med Res Methodol |