Accuracy of objective tests for diagnosing adult asthma in symptomatic patients: A systematic literature review and hierarchical Bayesian latent-class meta-analysis

Background: We obtain summary estimates of the accuracy of additional objective tests for the diagnosis of adult asthma using systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies. Methods: Medline, Embase, and other relevant electronic databases were searched for papers published...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Sano, Katsuyuki Tomita, Akiko Sano, Shou Saeki, Yusaku Nishikawa, Osamu Nishiyama, Takashi Iwanaga, Yuji Tohda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Allergology International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893018301369