Published in Health Technol Assess on June 01, 2004
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
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Evaluation of QUADAS, a tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies. BMC Med Res Methodol (2006) 3.78
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The diagnostic test accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance arthrography and computer tomography in the detection of chondral lesions of the hip. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol (2012) 0.83
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The assessment of the quality of reporting of systematic reviews/meta-analyses in diagnostic tests published by authors in China. PLoS One (2014) 0.80
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The diagnostic accuracy of 18F-FDG PET in cutaneous malignant melanoma. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2010) 0.75
The Indirect Efficacy Comparison of DNA Methylation in Sputum for Early Screening and Auxiliary Detection of Lung Cancer: A Meta-Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2017) 0.75
Systematic Review of Health Economic Evaluations of Diagnostic Tests in Brazil: How accurate are the results? Clinics (Sao Paulo) (2017) 0.75
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Systematic review of water fluoridation. BMJ (2000) 4.18
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Evaluation of diagnostic tests when there is no gold standard. A review of methods. Health Technol Assess (2007) 2.79
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Interventions for tubal ectopic pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2007) 1.81
Diagnostic tests and algorithms used in the investigation of haematuria: systematic reviews and economic evaluation. Health Technol Assess (2006) 1.72
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Association of Down's syndrome and water fluoride level: a systematic review of the evidence. BMC Public Health (2001) 1.71
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Absorbable collagen membranes for periodontal regeneration: a systematic review. J Dent Res (2013) 1.48
Improving the existing diagnostic strategy by accounting for characteristics of the women in the diagnostic work up for postmenopausal bleeding. BJOG (2007) 1.48
An economic comparison of a laparoscopic electrocautery strategy and ovulation induction with recombinant FSH in women with clomiphene citrate-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome. Hum Reprod (2004) 1.47
Predicting foot ulcers in patients with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. QJM (2007) 1.46
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Glucose tolerance at age 58 and the decline of glucose tolerance in comparison with age 50 in people prenatally exposed to the Dutch famine. Diabetologia (2006) 1.43
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Three vs. 10 days of amoxycillin-clavulanic acid for type 1 acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised, double-blind study. Clin Microbiol Infect (2007) 1.38
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The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of prophylactic removal of wisdom teeth. Health Technol Assess (2000) 1.37
Epidemiology of reflex syncope. Clin Auton Res (2004) 1.37
A rapid and systematic review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the taxanes used in the treatment of advanced breast and ovarian cancer. Health Technol Assess (2000) 1.32
Placebo effect in the acute treatment of migraine: subcutaneous placebos are better than oral placebos. J Neurol (2000) 1.26
Systematic reviews to evaluate diagnostic tests. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol (2001) 1.26
Summarising economic evaluations in systematic reviews: a new approach. BMJ (2001) 1.26
A systematic review of lay views about infant size and growth. Arch Dis Child (2006) 1.23
A systematic review of duplex ultrasound, magnetic resonance angiography and computed tomography angiography for the diagnosis and assessment of symptomatic, lower limb peripheral arterial disease. Health Technol Assess (2007) 1.22
Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of tests for the diagnosis and investigation of urinary tract infection in children: a systematic review and economic model. Health Technol Assess (2006) 1.22
Inter-examiner reliability of passive assessment of intervertebral motion in the cervical and lumbar spine: a systematic review. Man Ther (2005) 1.16
A possible link between prenatal exposure to famine and breast cancer: a preliminary study. Am J Hum Biol (2006) 1.13
A systematic review of atypical antipsychotic drugs in schizophrenia. Health Technol Assess (2003) 1.11
A systematic review and economic evaluation of new-generation computed tomography scanners for imaging in coronary artery disease and congenital heart disease: Somatom Definition Flash, Aquilion ONE, Brilliance iCT and Discovery CT750 HD. Health Technol Assess (2013) 1.10
Accuracy of cervical transvaginal sonography in predicting preterm birth: a systematic review. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol (2003) 1.10
Psychosocial impact of finding small aneurysms that are left untreated in patients previously operated on for ruptured aneurysms. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry (2006) 1.10
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of double reading of mammograms in breast cancer screening: findings of a systematic review. Breast (2001) 1.10
General health status measures for people with cognitive impairment: learning disability and acquired brain injury. Health Technol Assess (2001) 1.09
Target practice: choosing target conditions for test accuracy studies that are relevant to clinical practice. BMJ (2011) 1.07
Evidence-base guideline on management of colorectal liver metastases in the Netherlands. Neth J Med (2007) 1.06
Smoking cessation interventions in COPD: a network meta-analysis of randomised trials. Eur Respir J (2009) 1.06
Using CT colonography as a triage technique after a positive faecal occult blood test in colorectal cancer screening. Gut (2009) 1.05
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Chronic diseases in the European Union: the prevalence and health cost implications of chronic pain. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother (2012) 1.05
The U.K. NHS economic evaluation database. Economic issues in evaluations of health technology. Int J Technol Assess Health Care (2000) 1.04
Accuracy of diagnostic tests for clinically suspected upper extremity deep vein thrombosis: a systematic review. J Thromb Haemost (2010) 1.03
Systematic review of aromatase inhibitors in the first-line treatment for hormone sensitive advanced or metastatic breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2010) 1.02
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Reproductive outcome after PGD in couples with recurrent miscarriage carrying a structural chromosome abnormality: a systematic review. Hum Reprod Update (2011) 0.99
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Observational studies on ultrasound screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip in newborns - a systematic review. Ultraschall Med (2003) 0.95
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