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Quality assessment of the studies by means of QUADAS- 2, cumulative results: QUADAS-2 evaluates the risk of bias and the clinical applicability in four domains: 1) patient selection, 2) index test, 3) reference standard, 4) flow and timing. The potential for bias was assessed in each domain using signaling questions.
QUADAS, Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies
