Annotated bibliography for "An introduction to diagnostic testing"

This page provides a bibliography (I'm hoping to turn it into an annotated bibliography) for the handout "An introduction to diagnostic testing." Further description of this project is available here. For a list of all my web pages relating to diagnostic testing, click on the category link at the bottom of this page.

Sensitivity and specificity of QTc dispersion for identification of risk of cardiac death in patients with peripheral vascular disease. Darbar D, Luck J, Davidson N, Pringle T, Main G, McNeill G, Struthers AD. British Medical Journal 1996; 312(7035): 874-8. The full free text of this article is available at bmj.com/cgi/content/full/312/7035/874.

Nomogram for Bayes theorem. Fagan T. New England Journal of Medicine 1975; 293: 257.

Laboratory diagnosis of iron-deficiency anemia: an overview. Guyatt GH, Oxman AD, Ali M, Willan A, McIlroy W and Patterson C. J Gen Intern Med 1992; 7(2): 145-53.

Panel to Advise Testing Babies for 29 Diseases. Kolata G. The New York Times, February 21, 2005. The full text of this article is available at www.nytimes.com/2005/02/21/health/21baby.html.

Annual Physical Checkup May Be an Empty Ritual. Kolata G. The New York Times, August 12, 2003. The full text of this article is available at query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9505E5D81031F931A2575BC0A9659C8B63.

Users' guides to the medical literature. III. How to use an article about a diagnostic test. A. Are the results of the study valid? Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group. Jaeschke R, Guyatt G, Sackett DL. Jama 1994: 271(5); 389-91. The full text of this article is available at www.cche.net/usersguides/diagnosis.asp.

Users' guides to the medical literature. III. How to use an article about a diagnostic test. B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? Jaeschke R, Guyatt G, Sackett DL. Jama 1994: 271(5); 389-91. The full text of this article is available at www.cche.net/usersguides/diagnosis.asp.

Accuracy of screening for gastric cancer using serum pepsinogen concentrations. Kitahara F, Kobayashi K, Sato T, Kojima Y, Araki T, Fujino MA. Gut 1999; 44(5): 693-97.

Evidence-based Medicine How to Practice and Teach EBM. David L. Sackett, Scott W. Richardson, William Rosenberg, Brian R. Haynes (1998) Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.

Accuracy of a single question in screening for depression in a cohort of patients after stroke: comparative study. Watkins C, Daniels L, Jack C, Dickinson H, van den Broek M. BMJ 2001; 323(7322): 1159.  The full text of this article is available at bmj.com/cgi/content/full/323/7322/1159

Rectal bleeding and colorectal cancer in general practice: diagnostic study. Wauters H, Van Casteren V, Buntinx F. British Medical Journal 2000; 321(7267): 998-9. The full text of this article is available at bmj.com/cgi/content/full/321/7267/998.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. It was written by Steve Simon on 2008-03-29, edited by Steve Simon, and was last modified on 2010-04-01. Send feedback to ssimon at cmh dot edu or click on the email link at the top of the page. Category: Diagnostic testing