Elsevier España, Calidad Asistencial, 6(22), p. 272-276
DOI: 10.1016/s1134-282x(07)71235-6
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IntroductionThe development of new diagnostic tests has revolutionized medical practice, but has not always been accompanied by improvements in patient health. The problem may be due to the lack of strict methodological validations, such as those required in the field of therapeutics. The objective of this paper is to describe the problems associated with performing diagnostic tests.