Evidence based diagnostics
BMJPublished 24 March 2005Open access
Christian Gluud, Lise Lotte Gluud
Citations172
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score2.98
SNIP9.45
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Diagnostic tests are often much less rigorously evaluated than new drugs and it is time to ensure that the harms and benefits of new tests are fully understood.
Abstract
Diagnostic tests are often much less rigorously evaluated than new drugs. It is time to ensure that the harms and benefits of new tests are fully understood
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