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QUADAS-2: strumento per valutare la qualitĂ  degli studi di accuratezza diagnostica

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QUADAS-2: strumento per valutare la qualitĂ  degli studi di accuratezza diagnostica
Penny F Whiting, Anne WS Rutjes, Marie E Westwood, Susan Mallett, Jonathan J Deeks, Johannes B Reitsma, Mariska MG Leeflang, Jonathan AC Sterne, Patrick MM Bossuyt and the QUADAS-2 Group

Evidence 2016;8(2): e1000131 doi: 10.4470/E1000131

Pubblicato: 2 febbraio 2016

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