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Serum biomarker for endometriosis
EARLY QUESTION
Do the test results in patients with the target condition differ from the results in healthy people?
NEXT QUESTION
Are patients with specific test results more likely to have the target disorder that similar patients with other test results?
Bossuyt et al., 2003
Sol
Crucial points for studies on diagnosis
Clinical relevance of the question Reference standard (gold standard) Definition of the disease Definition of the target population  Comparators
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