The Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers' Manual 2015 edition/ supplement: The systematic review of studies of diagnostic test accuracy

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The Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers' Manual 2015 edition/ supplement: The systematic review of studies of diagnostic test accuracy
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Diagnostic tests are used by clinicians to identify the presence or absence of a condition in a patient for the purpose of developing an appropriate treatment plan.1 They can include imaging and biochemical technologies, pathological and psychological investigation, and signs and symptoms observed during history taking and clinical evaluations.2 New diagnostic tests are continuously developed, driven by demands for improvements in speed, cost, ease of performance, patient safety and accuracy. Consequently there are often several tests available for the diagnosis of a particular condition. This highlights the importance of clinicians and other healthcare practitioners having access to high level evidence on the accuracy of the diagnostic tests they useor are considering using. The end goal of diagnostic tests is that they result in improved outcomes in areas that are important to the patient. Diagnostic test accuracy studies compare a diagnostic test of interest (the 'index test') to a
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I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

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2015
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S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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