title: Assessing the value of diagnostic tests: a framework for designing and evaluating trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics, School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Lavinia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferrante di Ruffano
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hyde
authors.forename: Kirsten J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: McCaffery
authors.forename: Patrick M M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Bossuyt
authors.forename: Jonathan J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Deeks
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000592:standards*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity