Misleading authors’ inferences in obstetric diagnostic test literature
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| Title: | Misleading authors’ inferences in obstetric diagnostic test literature |
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| Authors: | Chika R. Nwosu, Neil Arnott, Sabina F. Khan, Patrick F. W. Chien, Khalid S. Khan |
| Source: | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 181:112-115 |
| Publisher Information: | Elsevier BV, 1999. |
| Publication Year: | 1999 |
| Subject Terms: | Publishing, Uterus, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Fibronectins, 3. Good health, 03 medical and health sciences, Obstetric Labor, Premature, 0302 clinical medicine, Bias, Pre-Eclampsia, Predictive Value of Tests, Pregnancy, Prenatal Diagnosis, Humans, Female |
| Description: | Our goal was to determine the validity of authors' inferences about the value of the cervico-vaginal fetal fibronectin test in the prediction of preterm birth and the utility of uterine artery Doppler waveform analysis in the prediction of preeclampsia.We evaluated all 35 diagnostic test studies (14 on fetal fibronectin and 21 on uterine artery Doppler) included in 2 meta-analyses. The information on authors' conclusions regarding the value of a positive or negative test result was independently abstracted from each article by 2 reviewers, and it was classified as definitely useful, moderately useful, slightly useful, or not at all useful. For the "gold" standard, likelihood ratios of >10 and |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 0002-9378 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0002-9378(99)70445-x |
| Access URL: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10411805 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000293789970445X https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10411805 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S000293789970445X |
| Rights: | Elsevier TDM |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....97e861e4e09d8faad533affd278fc093 |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | Our goal was to determine the validity of authors' inferences about the value of the cervico-vaginal fetal fibronectin test in the prediction of preterm birth and the utility of uterine artery Doppler waveform analysis in the prediction of preeclampsia.We evaluated all 35 diagnostic test studies (14 on fetal fibronectin and 21 on uterine artery Doppler) included in 2 meta-analyses. The information on authors' conclusions regarding the value of a positive or negative test result was independently abstracted from each article by 2 reviewers, and it was classified as definitely useful, moderately useful, slightly useful, or not at all useful. For the "gold" standard, likelihood ratios of >10 and |
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| ISSN: | 00029378 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0002-9378(99)70445-x |