American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 1 , Pages 4-6 , July 2008

Evaluating diagnostic tests—should the same methods apply?

  • Jenny A. Doust, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jenny A. Doust, MD, PhD, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia, QLD 4229.
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  • Jonathon C. Craig, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Received 10 March 2008 ,Accepted 11 March 2008.

  • Image Result

    Only patients with discordant results between the new and the old diagnostic tests drive changes in outcomes in trials of diagnostic tests (white area).

    Only patients with discordant results between the new and the old diagnostic tests drive changes in outcomes in trials of diagnostic tests (white area).

PII: S0002-8703(08)00220-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.03.014

American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 1 , Pages 4-6 , July 2008

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