Published in Clin Chem on January 01, 2003
The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate healthcare interventions: explanation and elaboration. BMJ (2009) 22.18
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The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews. BMC Med Res Methodol (2003) 16.17
Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative. BMJ (2003) 10.80
Xpert® MTB/RIF assay for pulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2013) 5.78
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Evidence of bias and variation in diagnostic accuracy studies. CMAJ (2006) 3.34
Publication guidelines for quality improvement in health care: evolution of the SQUIRE project. Qual Saf Health Care (2008) 3.30
A meta-analysis of the diagnostic performance of the direct agglutination test and rK39 dipstick for visceral leishmaniasis. BMJ (2006) 3.11
Posttraumatic stress disorder in survivors of acute lung injury: evaluating the Impact of Event Scale-Revised. Chest (2013) 3.00
International variation in screening mammography interpretations in community-based programs. J Natl Cancer Inst (2003) 2.75
Sepsis: definition, epidemiology, and diagnosis. BMJ (2007) 2.43
Current evidence on diagnostic accuracy of commercially based nucleic acid amplification tests for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Thorax (2006) 2.20
Publication guidelines for quality improvement studies in health care: evolution of the SQUIRE project. BMJ (2009) 1.91
Criteria for the use of omics-based predictors in clinical trials: explanation and elaboration. BMC Med (2013) 1.84
Quality of reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies: no change since STARD statement publication--before-and-after study. Radiology (2008) 1.81
Types of study in medical research: part 3 of a series on evaluation of scientific publications. Dtsch Arztebl Int (2009) 1.80
Diagnostic accuracy of real-time PCR assays targeting 16S rRNA and lipL32 genes for human leptospirosis in Thailand: a case-control study. PLoS One (2011) 1.70
Why your new cancer biomarker may never work: recurrent patterns and remarkable diversity in biomarker failures. Cancer Res (2012) 1.69
Evaluating the accuracy and increasing the reliable diagnosis rate of blood tests for liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C. Liver Int (2008) 1.62
Rapid, noninvasive detection of diabetes-induced retinal metabolic stress. Arch Ophthalmol (2008) 1.57
Systematic review of the use of dried blood spots for monitoring HIV viral load and for early infant diagnosis. PLoS One (2014) 1.55
Field evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic dipstick test for the diagnosis of cholera in a high-risk population. BMC Infect Dis (2006) 1.53
The validity of the multi-informant approach to assessing child and adolescent mental health. Psychol Bull (2015) 1.50
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Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as a biomarker of acute kidney injury: a critical evaluation of current status. Ann Clin Biochem (2014) 1.47
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Assessment of adherence to the CONSORT statement for quality of reports on randomized controlled trial abstracts from four high-impact general medical journals. Trials (2012) 1.42
Early prediction of acute kidney injury after transapical and transaortic aortic valve implantation with urinary G1 cell cycle arrest biomarkers. BMC Anesthesiol (2016) 1.41
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Diagnostic accuracy of in-house PCR for pulmonary tuberculosis in smear-positive patients: meta-analysis and metaregression. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 1.40
Critical appraisal and data extraction for systematic reviews of prediction modelling studies: the CHARMS checklist. PLoS Med (2014) 1.35
Meta-analysis of quantitative diffusion-weighted MR imaging in the differential diagnosis of breast lesions. BMC Cancer (2010) 1.26
Cost effectiveness of OptiMal® rapid diagnostic test for malaria in remote areas of the Amazon Region, Brazil. Malar J (2010) 1.25
Abnormal breath testing in IBS: a meta-analysis. Dig Dis Sci (2010) 1.20
The STARD statement for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies: application to the history and physical examination. J Gen Intern Med (2008) 1.13
Publication guidelines for quality improvement studies in health care: evolution of the SQUIRE project. J Gen Intern Med (2008) 1.09
Creation and Critique of Studies of Diagnostic Accuracy: Use of the STARD and QUADAS Methodological Quality Assessment Tools. J Man Manip Ther (2007) 1.08
High prevalence of previously unknown heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia (2012) 1.08
The quality of reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies published in ophthalmic journals. Br J Ophthalmol (2005) 1.08
A Molecular Host Response Assay to Discriminate Between Sepsis and Infection-Negative Systemic Inflammation in Critically Ill Patients: Discovery and Validation in Independent Cohorts. PLoS Med (2015) 1.06
Reproducibility of the STARD checklist: an instrument to assess the quality of reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies. BMC Med Res Methodol (2006) 1.06
Systematic review of the performance of HIV viral load technologies on plasma samples. PLoS One (2014) 1.06
The Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool versus alternative tests for selecting postmenopausal women for bone mineral density assessment: a comparative systematic review of accuracy. Osteoporos Int (2008) 1.05
A diagnostic accuracy study of Xpert®MTB/RIF in HIV-positive patients with high clinical suspicion of pulmonary tuberculosis in Lima, Peru. PLoS One (2012) 1.05
Diagnostic accuracy of a prototype point-of-care test for ocular Chlamydia trachomatis under field conditions in The Gambia and Senegal. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2011) 1.04
Development of a brief and effective temporomandibular disorder pain screening questionnaire: reliability and validity. J Am Dent Assoc (2011) 1.01
STRengthening analytical thinking for observational studies: the STRATOS initiative. Stat Med (2014) 1.01
A retrospective analysis of glycol and toxic alcohol ingestion: utility of anion and osmolal gaps. BMC Clin Pathol (2012) 1.01
Lung cancer diagnosis from proteomic analysis of preinvasive lesions. Cancer Res (2011) 0.98
Individual patient data meta-analysis of diagnostic and prognostic studies in obstetrics, gynaecology and reproductive medicine. BMC Med Res Methodol (2009) 0.97
Cost-effectiveness of diagnostic for malaria in Extra-Amazon Region, Brazil. Malar J (2012) 0.96
Ownership and use of long-lasting insecticidal nets for malaria prevention in Butajira area, south-central Ethiopia: complex samples data analysis. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.96
Low digit ratio 2D:4D in alcohol dependent patients. PLoS One (2011) 0.96
Strategies for discovering novel pancreatic cancer biomarkers. J Proteomics (2012) 0.96
Impact of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy on the number needed to treat melanoma in doubtful lesions. Br J Dermatol (2014) 0.95
Standardization of diagnostic biomarker concentrations in urine: the hematuria caveat. PLoS One (2012) 0.95
The PRIMA study: presentation ischaemia-modified albumin in the emergency department. Emerg Med J (2006) 0.94
GNOSIS: guidelines for neuro-oncology: standards for investigational studies-reporting of phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials. Neuro Oncol (2005) 0.93
Assessing the diagnostic accuracy of immunodiagnostic techniques in the diagnosis of schistosomiasis japonica: a meta-analysis. Parasitol Res (2010) 0.93
The REFER (REFer for EchocaRdiogram) protocol: a prospective validation of a clinical decision rule, NT-proBNP, or their combination, in the diagnosis of heart failure in primary care. Rationale and design. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2012) 0.93
Real-time PCR assay for detection and quantification of Leishmania (Viannia) organisms in skin and mucosal lesions: exploratory study of parasite load and clinical parameters. J Clin Microbiol (2013) 0.92
Markers for the non-invasive diagnosis of mesothelioma: a systematic review. Br J Cancer (2011) 0.92
Comparison of Schistosoma mansoni soluble cercarial antigens and soluble egg antigens for serodiagnosing schistosome infections. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2012) 0.91
Ankle-Brachial Index determination and peripheral arterial disease diagnosis by an oscillometric blood pressure device in primary care: validation and diagnostic accuracy study. BMJ Open (2012) 0.90
Developing a 'traffic light' test with potential for rational early diagnosis of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in the community. Br J Gen Pract (2012) 0.90
Accuracy of the Neuropad test for the diagnosis of distal symmetric polyneuropathy in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care (2011) 0.90
Comparison of accuracy of fibrosis degree classifications by liver biopsy and non-invasive tests in chronic hepatitis C. BMC Gastroenterol (2011) 0.90
Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in Guillain-Barré syndrome--where do we stand? J Neurol (2009) 0.90
Evaluation of a monoclonal antibody-based rapid immunochromatographic test for direct detection of rabies virus in the brain of humans and animals. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2012) 0.88
Evaluation of CareStart™ malaria Pf/Pv combo test for Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria diagnosis in Butajira area, south-central Ethiopia. Malar J (2013) 0.88
D-dimer threshold increase with pretest probability unlikely for pulmonary embolism to decrease unnecessary computerized tomographic pulmonary angiography. J Thromb Haemost (2012) 0.87
Urinary [TIMP-2]*[IGFBP7] for early prediction of acute kidney injury after coronary artery bypass surgery. Ann Intensive Care (2015) 0.87
Prediction of pre-eclampsia: a protocol for systematic reviews of test accuracy. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2006) 0.87
Screening for personality disorder in incarcerated adolescent boys: preliminary validation of an adolescent version of the standardised assessment of personality - abbreviated scale (SAPAS-AV). BMC Psychiatry (2012) 0.86
Neutrophil CD64: diagnostic accuracy and prognostic value in patients presenting to the emergency department. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis (2011) 0.86
Systematic review of the diagnostic performance of serum markers of liver fibrosis in alcoholic liver disease. Comp Hepatol (2012) 0.86
Riley Heart Center Symposium on Cardiac Development 2009: Transcriptional Unification of Heart Morphogenesis. Pediatr Cardiol (2010) 0.85
CD4 enumeration technologies: a systematic review of test performance for determining eligibility for antiretroviral therapy. PLoS One (2015) 0.85
The quality of evidence of psychometric properties of three-dimensional spinal posture-measuring instruments. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2011) 0.85
Sources of bias in diagnostic accuracy studies and the diagnostic process. CMAJ (2006) 0.84
Scales for predicting risk following self-harm: an observational study in 32 hospitals in England. BMJ Open (2014) 0.84
Usefulness of intestinal fatty acid-binding protein in predicting strangulated small bowel obstruction. PLoS One (2014) 0.84
Diagnostic Value of Presepsin for Sepsis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) (2015) 0.83
Early recognition of heart failure in patients with diabetes type 2 in primary care. A prospective diagnostic efficiency study. (UHFO-DM2). BMC Public Health (2009) 0.83
Error Analysis and Propagation in Metabolomics Data Analysis. Comput Struct Biotechnol J (2013) 0.83
UPLC-MRM Mass Spectrometry Method for Measurement of the Coagulation Inhibitors Dabigatran and Rivaroxaban in Human Plasma and Its Comparison with Functional Assays. PLoS One (2015) 0.83
Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy and echocardiography for detecting coronary artery disease in hypertensive patients: a meta-analysis. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2011) 0.82
Measures of Diagnostic Accuracy: Basic Definitions. EJIFCC (2009) 0.82
Pentraxin 3 as a prognostic biomarker in patients with systemic inflammation or infection. Mediators Inflamm (2014) 0.81
Methodological deficits in diagnostic research using '-omics' technologies: evaluation of the QUADOMICS tool and quality of recently published studies. PLoS One (2010) 0.81
Automated morphometry provides accurate and reproducible virtual staging of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C. J Pathol Inform (2015) 0.81
Clinimetrics corner: the many faces of selection bias. J Man Manip Ther (2010) 0.81
Misdiagnosis and undiagnosis due to pattern similarity in Chinese medicine: a stochastic simulation study using pattern differentiation algorithm. Chin Med (2011) 0.81
Collectives of diagnostic biomarkers identify high-risk subpopulations of hematuria patients: exploiting heterogeneity in large-scale biomarker data. BMC Med (2013) 0.80
Meta-analysis: The diagnostic accuracy of critical flicker frequency in minimal hepatic encephalopathy. Aliment Pharmacol Ther (2013) 0.80
Upper motor neuron involvement in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis evaluated by triple stimulation technique and diffusion tensor MRI. J Neurol (2013) 0.80
The Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials. BMJ (2011) 29.14
CONSORT 2010 statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials. BMJ (2010) 22.34
The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate healthcare interventions: explanation and elaboration. BMJ (2009) 22.18
The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate health care interventions: explanation and elaboration. PLoS Med (2009) 21.74
Quality criteria were proposed for measurement properties of health status questionnaires. J Clin Epidemiol (2006) 20.17
The development of QUADAS: a tool for the quality assessment of studies of diagnostic accuracy included in systematic reviews. BMC Med Res Methodol (2003) 16.17
CONSORT 2010 statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomized trials. Ann Intern Med (2010) 16.11
QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. Ann Intern Med (2011) 15.02
Extending the CONSORT statement to randomized trials of nonpharmacologic treatment: explanation and elaboration. Ann Intern Med (2008) 13.87
Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews. BMC Med Res Methodol (2007) 13.46
Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement. Int J Surg (2010) 12.98
The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate health care interventions: explanation and elaboration. Ann Intern Med (2009) 12.16
The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate health care interventions: explanation and elaboration. J Clin Epidemiol (2009) 11.80
Better reporting of harms in randomized trials: an extension of the CONSORT statement. Ann Intern Med (2004) 11.47
Does the CONSORT checklist improve the quality of reports of randomised controlled trials? A systematic review. Med J Aust (2006) 11.40
Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative. BMJ (2003) 10.80
The STARD statement for reporting studies of diagnostic accuracy: explanation and elaboration. Ann Intern Med (2003) 10.28
Improving the reporting of pragmatic trials: an extension of the CONSORT statement. BMJ (2008) 9.98
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SPIRIT 2013 explanation and elaboration: guidance for protocols of clinical trials. BMJ (2013) 9.01
Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: The STARD Initiative. Ann Intern Med (2003) 8.58
SPIRIT 2013 statement: defining standard protocol items for clinical trials. Ann Intern Med (2013) 8.21
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Comparison of registered and published primary outcomes in randomized controlled trials. JAMA (2009) 7.89
Clinical features and prognostic factors in adults with bacterial meningitis. N Engl J Med (2004) 7.87
The STARD initiative and the reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy. Clin Chem (2003) 7.81
Better reporting of interventions: template for intervention description and replication (TIDieR) checklist and guide. BMJ (2014) 7.55
The diagnostic odds ratio: a single indicator of test performance. J Clin Epidemiol (2003) 7.54
Splinting vs surgery in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2002) 7.31
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Antibiotic prophylaxis and recurrent urinary tract infection in children. N Engl J Med (2009) 6.88
CONSORT 2010 statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials. PLoS Med (2010) 6.88
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Recommendations for examining and interpreting funnel plot asymmetry in meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials. BMJ (2011) 6.80
The COSMIN study reached international consensus on taxonomy, terminology, and definitions of measurement properties for health-related patient-reported outcomes. J Clin Epidemiol (2010) 6.61
Reporting randomized, controlled trials of herbal interventions: an elaborated CONSORT statement. Ann Intern Med (2006) 6.34
Hypothermia therapy after traumatic brain injury in children. N Engl J Med (2008) 6.10
The COSMIN checklist for assessing the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties of health status measurement instruments: an international Delphi study. Qual Life Res (2010) 6.09
Polyp miss rate determined by tandem colonoscopy: a systematic review. Am J Gastroenterol (2006) 6.03
Guidelines and recommendations for laboratory analysis in the diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus. Clin Chem (2002) 6.03
The CARE guidelines: consensus-based clinical case report guideline development. J Clin Epidemiol (2013) 5.93
How quickly do systematic reviews go out of date? A survival analysis. Ann Intern Med (2007) 5.86
CONSORT for reporting randomized controlled trials in journal and conference abstracts: explanation and elaboration. PLoS Med (2008) 5.85
Effectiveness of quality improvement strategies on the management of diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet (2012) 5.65
Diagnostic accuracy of digital versus film mammography: exploratory analysis of selected population subgroups in DMIST. Radiology (2008) 5.59
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Research misconduct, retraction, and cleansing the medical literature: lessons from the Poehlman case. Ann Intern Med (2006) 4.76
The use of aspirin for primary prevention of colorectal cancer: a systematic review prepared for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med (2007) 4.74
Corticosteroids as standalone or add-on treatment for sore throat. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2012) 4.50
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Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS)--explanation and elaboration: a report of the ISPOR Health Economic Evaluation Publication Guidelines Good Reporting Practices Task Force. Value Health (2013) 4.22
CONSORT for reporting randomised trials in journal and conference abstracts. Lancet (2008) 4.20
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An evidence-based practice guideline for the peer review of electronic search strategies. J Clin Epidemiol (2009) 3.98
Magnetic resonance imaging of the breast prior to biopsy. JAMA (2004) 3.97
CONSORT 2010 Statement: Updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials. J Clin Epidemiol (2010) 3.96
Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. BMC Med Res Methodol (2006) 3.78