Related links

The following sites contain useful information relating to DTA studies, quality assessment and systematic reviews

• STARD statement - guidelines on reporting the results of a primary DTA study
• PRISMA statement - generic guidelines for reporting the results of a systematic review
• EQUATOR network - resource centre for good reporting of health research
• Cochrane DTA working group - information on Cochrane DTA reviews, including reference to QUADAS (Handbook chapter 9)
• NICE guidelines manual - methodological advice on how to prepare NICE clinical guidelines, including reference to QUADAS (Appendix G)
• AHRQ methods guides on medical test reviews - methodological advice on how to conduct DTA reviews for AHRQ, including reference to QUADAS