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Guidelines for Diagnostic Tests and Diagnostic Accuracy in Surgical Research

Catherine M. JonesDepartment of Radiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Hutan AshrafianDepartment of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust at St Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Ara DarziDepartment of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust at St Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Thanos AthanasiouDepartment of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust at St Mary's Hospital, London, United KingdomCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 57-65 | Received 03 Aug 2009, Accepted 28 Oct 2009, Published online: 16 Mar 2010

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