Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4219925 | Academic Radiology | 2006 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Inter-rater reliability in our study was relatively low. Nevertheless, we believe that QUADAS potentially is a useful tool for highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of existing diagnostic accuracy studies. Low reliability suggests that different reviewers will reach different conclusions if QUADAS is used to exclude “low-quality” articles from meta-analyses. We discuss methods for improving the validity and reliability of QUADAS.
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Authors
William PhD, L. Santiago MD, MPH, Robert E. PhD, Dean K. MD, Byron MD, David PhD, Bryan MS, Jeffrey G. MD, MPH,