Users' Guide: Diagnostic Tests
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Was there an independent, blind comparison with a reference
standard?
Did the patient sample include an appropriate spectrum of patients to whom the test will
be applied?
Did the results of the test being evaluated influence the decision to perform the
reference standard?
Were the test's methods described clearly enough to permit replication?
What are the likelihood ratios for the test results?
Will the results help me in patient care?
Will the test be reproducible and well interpreted in my
practice setting?
Are the results applicable to my patients?
Will the test results change my management?
Will my patients be better off because of the test?