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Immediate referral to colposcopy versus cytological surveillance for low-grade cervical cytological abnormalities in the absence of HPV test: A systematic review and a meta-analysis of the literature.
assessed using I(2) statistics. Six RCT s were included. Immediate colposcopy significantly increased detection of unimportant abnormalities as opposed to repeat cytology (koilocytosis: 32 vs. 21%, RR: 1.49, ...
ANOVA model for network meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy data.
framework and uses the data more efficiently. Nonetheless, handling the inherent correlation between sensitivity and specificity continues to be a statistical challenge. We developed an arm-based hierarchical ...
Adverse obstetric outcomes after local treatment for cervical preinvasive and early invasive disease according to cone depth: systematic review and meta-analysis.
model and inverse variance. Heterogeneity between studies was assessed with I(2) statistics. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Obstetric outcomes comprised preterm birth (including spontaneous and threatened), ...
VALGENT: A protocol for clinical validation of human papillomavirus assays.
registries. Each VALGENT panel includes an assay already validated for screening. A series of accuracy and concordance statistics were generated. RESULTS: Currently, two VALGENT study rounds, originated from ...