title: Using evaluations of diagnostic tests: understanding their limitations and making the most of available evidence.
authors.affiliation: ICRF/NHS Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, Headington, Oxford, UK. j.deeks@icrf.icnet.uk
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Deeks
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015588:Observer Variation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity