Diagnostic Microbiology

Network meta-analysis for diagnostic tests
Jack W O’Sullivan

BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine Oct 2019, 24 (5) 192-193; DOI: 10.1136/bmjebm-2019-111179
Verification bias
Jack W O’Sullivan, Amitava Banerjee, Carl Heneghan, Annette Pluddemann

BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine Apr 2018, 23 (2) 54-55; DOI: 10.1136/bmjebm-2018-110919
Determining clinical decision thresholds for HIV-positive patients suspected of having tuberculosis
Tom Boyles, Isabella Locatelli, Nicolas Senn, Mark Ebell

BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine Aug 2017, 22 (4) 132-138; DOI: 10.1136/ebmed-2017-110718

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