Chapter 6: assessing applicability of medical test studies in systematic reviews.

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Hartmann, KE

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Matchar, DB

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Chang, S

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2021-05-05T09:21:51Z

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2021-05-05T09:21:51Z

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2012-06

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2021-05-05T09:21:51Z

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Use of medical tests should be guided by research evidence about the accuracy and utility of those tests in clinical care settings. Systematic reviews of the literature about medical tests must address applicability to real-world decision-making. Challenges for reviews include: (1) lack of clarity in key questions about the intended applicability of the review, (2) numerous studies in many populations and settings, (3) publications that provide too little information to assess applicability, (4) secular trends in prevalence and the spectrum of the condition for which the test is done, and (5) changes in the technology of the test itself. We describe principles for crafting reviews that meet these challenges and capture the key elements from the literature necessary to understand applicability.

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0884-8734

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1525-1497

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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/22834

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eng

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Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Journal of general internal medicine

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10.1007/s11606-011-1961-9

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Humans

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Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures

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Decision Making

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Evidence-Based Medicine

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Patient Selection

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Abbreviations as Topic

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Review Literature as Topic

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Guidelines as Topic

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Chapter 6: assessing applicability of medical test studies in systematic reviews.

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Journal article

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Matchar, DB|0000-0003-3020-2108

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S39

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S46

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SUPPL.1

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School of Medicine

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Duke Clinical Research Institute

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Duke Global Health Institute

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Pathology

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Medicine, General Internal Medicine

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Duke

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Institutes and Centers

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University Institutes and Centers

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Institutes and Provost's Academic Units

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Clinical Science Departments

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Medicine

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Published

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27 Suppl 1

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