Systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of diagnosis of heart failure, with modelling of implications of different diagnostic strategies in primary care

Objectives: To assess the accuracy in diagnosing heart failure of clinical features and potential primary care investigations, and to perform a decision analysis to test the impact of plausible diagnostic strategies on costs and diagnostic yield in the UK health-care setting. Data sources: MEDLINE a...

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Main Authors: Mant, J, Doust, J, Roalfe, A, Barton, P, Cowie, MR, Glasziou, P, Mant, D, McManus, R, Holder, R, Deeks, J, Fletcher, K, Qume, M, Sohanpal, S, Sanders, S, Hobbs, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009