A5048469910- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Biosensors and Analytical Detection
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
- Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Cell Image Analysis Techniques
- Reliability and Agreement in Measurement
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Digital Imaging in Medicine
- Optical Coherence Tomography Applications
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Nail Diseases and Treatments
- Skin Protection and Aging
NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre
2018-2025
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
2018-2025
University of Birmingham
2016-2025
University of Nottingham
2017
Cochrane
2017
University of Applied Health Sciences
2016
University of Leeds
2011
University of Oxford
2011
Wessex Institute of Technology
2001-2010
University of Southampton
2001-2010
Background Despite the great possibility of publication bias in studies diagnostic test research, empirical about have mainly focused on treatment effect. Methods A sample 28 meta-analyses accuracy was selected from Database Abstracts Reviews Effectiveness (DARE). used to deal with and related biases these were examined. Asymmetry funnel plot estimated against corresponding precision for each meta-analysis assessed by three statistical methods: rank correlation method, regression analysis,...