Remarks about systematic reviews of diagnostic tests

Authors

  • Álvaro Najib Atallah Brazilian Cochrane Center
  • Andrea Puchnick Brazilian Cochrane Center
  • Daniel Wu Brazilian Cochrane Center
  • David Carlos Shigueoka Brazilian Cochrane Center
  • Gianni Mara Silva dos Santos Brazilian Cochrane Center
  • Hernani Pinto de Lemos Júnior Brazilian Cochrane Center
  • José Eduardo Mourão Brazilian Cochrane Center
  • Wagner Iared Brazilian Cochrane Center

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Author Biographies

Álvaro Najib Atallah, Brazilian Cochrane Center

MD, PhD. Full Professor and Head, Discipline of Emergency Medicine and EvidenceBased Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPMUnifesp), and Director of the Brazilian Cochrane Center, São Paulo, Brazil. Scientific Director of Associação Paulista de Medicina (APM), São Paulo, Brazil.

Andrea Puchnick, Brazilian Cochrane Center

BSc. Professor and Coordinator of Educational and Research Support, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPMUnifesp), São Paulo, Brazil.

Daniel Wu, Brazilian Cochrane Center

Undergraduate Student of Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, Brazil.

David Carlos Shigueoka, Brazilian Cochrane Center

MD, PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPMUnifesp), São Paulo, Brazil.

Gianni Mara Silva dos Santos, Brazilian Cochrane Center

MSc. Statistician, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo, Brazil.

Hernani Pinto de Lemos Júnior, Brazilian Cochrane Center

MD, PhD. Research Assistant, Discipline of Emergency Medicine and Evidence-Based Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPMUnifesp), and Brazilian Cochrane Center, São Paulo, Brazil.

José Eduardo Mourão, Brazilian Cochrane Center

MD, PhD. Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR), São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.

Wagner Iared, Brazilian Cochrane Center

MD, PhD. Research Assistant, Brazilian Cochrane Center, São Paulo, Brazil.

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Published

2012-09-09

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Atallah Álvaro N, Puchnick A, Wu D, Shigueoka DC, Santos GMS dos, Lemos Júnior HP de, Mourão JE, Iared W. Remarks about systematic reviews of diagnostic tests. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2012 Sep. 9 [cited 2026 May 10];130(5):279-81. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/1509

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Vol. 130 No. 5 (2012)

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Editorial

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