Table 3. Cross-tabulation of study design vs diagnostic efficacy.
Efficacy |
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Study design | Technical | Diagnostic accuracy | Diagnostic thinking | Therapeutic | Not applicable | Total |
Case report | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 115 |
Case series | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 40 |
Cross-sectional | 2 | 65 | 4 | 3 | 133 | 207 |
Case–control | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
Cohort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Experimental | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Other | 68 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 341 |
Total | 71 | 166 | 4 | 5 | 479 | 725 |