Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10514250 | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 2012 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
A model for the meta-analysis of predictive values fitted the data from a range of systematic reviews equally well as meta-analysis of sensitivity and specificity. The choice for either model could be guided by considerations of the design used in the primary studies and sources of heterogeneity.
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Authors
Mariska M.G. Leeflang, Jonathan J. Deeks, Anne W.S. Rutjes, Johannes B. Reitsma, Patrick M.M. Bossuyt,