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Part 1: About Cochrane Reviews of diagnostic test accuracy

0. Introduction
1. Planning a Cochrane Review of diagnostic test accuracy
   1.S1: Supplementary material: Reporting template for Cochrane Protocols of diagnostic test accuracy

Part 2: Introducing test accuracy

2. Evaluating diagnostic tests
3. Understanding the designs of test accuracy studies
4. Understanding test accuracy statistics

Part 3: Methods and presentation of systematic reviews of test accuracy

5. Defining the review question
6. Searching for and selecting studies
7. Collecting data
8. Assessing risk of bias and applicability
   8.S1: Supplementary material: Example study flow diagrams
9. Understanding meta-analysis
10. Undertaking meta-analysis
    10. S1: Supplementary material: Code for undertaking meta-analysis
    10. S2: Supplementary material: Chapter datasets and code files
11. Presenting findings
12. Drawing conclusions
13. Writing a plain language summary

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