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SUBMITTER: Piao J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6443505 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct-Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Piao Jin J Liu Yulun Y Chen Yong Y Ning Jing J
Statistical methods in medical research 20180731 10-11
The accuracy of a diagnostic test, which is often quantified by a pair of measures such as sensitivity and specificity, is critical for medical decision making. Separate studies of an investigational diagnostic test can be combined through meta-analysis; however, such an analysis can be threatened by publication bias. To the best of our knowledge, there is no existing method that accounts for publication bias in the meta-analysis of diagnostic tests involving bivariate outcomes. In this paper, w ...[more]