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About the Handbook
The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy is the official guide that describes in detail the process of preparing and maintaining systematic reviews of test accuracy for Cochrane. The Handbook has been produced by the Cochrane Screening and Diagnostic Test Methods Group. It is a guide for those conducting systematic reviews of test accuracy and a reference for more experienced authors. The Handbook will be updated regularly to reflect advances in systematic review methodology and in response to feedback from users.
Contact the Editors
For further information and for any Handbook enquiries, please contact support@cochrane.org.
The Handbook editorial team includes Jon Deeks, Patrick M Bossuyt (Senior Scientific Editors), Yemisi Takwoingi and Mariska M Leeflang (Associate Scientific Editors).
How to cite the Handbook
To cite the full Handbook available in PDFs on our website, please use the following:
Deeks JJ, Bossuyt PM, Leeflang MM, Takwoingi Y (editors). Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy. Version 2.0 (updated July 2023). Cochrane, 2023. Available from https://training.cochrane.org/handbook-diagnostic-test-accuracy/current.
To cite the print edition of the Handbook, please use:
Deeks JJ, Bossuyt PM, Leeflang MM, Takwoingi Y (editors). Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy. 1st edition. Chichester (UK): John Wiley & Sons, 2023
Details of how to cite individual chapters in either of these versions are available in each chapter.
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Previous versions
Details on how the Handbook has changed compared to previous versions can be found on the Versions and changes page. More information on the process for updating the Handbook can be found here.
Archived copies of the following previous versions of the Handbook are available:
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Version 1.0: 2013 [PDFs]
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