Concerns about composite reference standards in diagnostic research
BMJ
.
2018 Jan 18:360:j5779.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.j5779.
Authors
Nandini Dendukuri
1
,
Ian Schiller
1
,
Joris de Groot
2
,
Michael Libman
3
,
Karel Moons
2
,
Johannes Reitsma
2
,
Maarten van Smeden
2
Affiliations
1
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre-Research Institute, Canada.
2
Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Netherlands.
3
Division of Infectious Diseases, McGill University Health Centre, Canada.
PMID:
29348126
DOI:
10.1136/bmj.j5779
No abstract available
Publication types
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
Bias
Biomedical Research / standards*
Data Accuracy*
Diagnosis-Related Groups / standards*
Reference Standards
Grants and funding
89857/CIHR/Canada