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STARD 2015 guidelines for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies: explanation and elaboration.
October 14, 2016
Cohen JF, Korevaar DA, Altman DG, et al. BMJ Open. 2016;6(11):e012799.
Diagnostic errors are a common preventable cause of medical errors and, thus, are frequently a topic for research. This article describes updated Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (STARD), a checklist for researchers when writing diagnostic research reports. The authors provide an example and explanation of each of the 30 checklist items.
