Handbook for DTA Reviews

A team of authors and editors are working to prepare the handbook. As each chapter is completed we will upload it to this website.

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Part 1: Cochrane Reviews

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Planning and preparation of a Cochrane review

Chapter 3: Keeping a Cochrane review up-to-date

Chapter 4: Guide to the contents of a Cochrane review and protocol for Diagnostic Test Accuracy version 1.0.1(PDF 209 KB)

Part 2: General Methods for Cochrane Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy

Chapter 5: Introduction to diagnostic research

Chapter 6: Developing criteria for including studies (PDF 125 KB)

Chapter 7: Searching for studies (PDF 410 KB)

Chapter 8: Selecting studies and collecting data

Chapter 9: Assessing methodological quality (PDF 225 KB)

Chapter 10: Analysing and presenting results

Chapter 11: Interpreting results