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Systematic Review And Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis Of Diagnosis Of Heart Failure, With Modelling Of Implications Of Different Diagnostic Strategies In Primary Care, J. Mant, J. Doust, A. Roalfe, P. Barton, M. Cowie, P. Glasziou, D. Mant, R. Mcmanus, R. Holder, J. Deeks, K. Fletcher, M. Qume, S. Sohanpal, S. Sanders, F. Hobbs Dec 2008

Systematic Review And Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis Of Diagnosis Of Heart Failure, With Modelling Of Implications Of Different Diagnostic Strategies In Primary Care, J. Mant, J. Doust, A. Roalfe, P. Barton, M. Cowie, P. Glasziou, D. Mant, R. Mcmanus, R. Holder, J. Deeks, K. Fletcher, M. Qume, S. Sohanpal, S. Sanders, F. Hobbs

Jenny Doust

Objectives: To assess the accuracy in diagnosing heart failure of clinical features and potential primary care investigations, and to perform a decision analysis to test the impact of plausible diagnostic strategies on costs and diagnostic yield in the UK health-care setting. Data sources: MEDLINE and CINAHL were searched from inception to 7 July 2006. ‘Grey literature’ databases and conference proceedings were searched and authors of relevant studies contacted for data that could not be extracted from the published papers. Review methods: A systematic review of the clinical evidence was carried out according to standard methods. Individual patient data (IPD) analysis …


Teaching Evidence Based Laboratory Medicine, Jenny Doust, Sharon Sanders Dec 2006

Teaching Evidence Based Laboratory Medicine, Jenny Doust, Sharon Sanders

Jenny Doust

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