intends to develop a series of glossaries about terms used in diagnostic testing. These are not always intuitive or simple, and are often obtuse and complicated. So to try and make them easier, we will start to develop examples behind the definitions with hypertext links to make them easily available. The fact that these terms are used does not make them useful. We probably need better terms to describe the results of diagnostic tests. Until those are developed, we have to work with what is there. For those who want to learn more, faster, Bandolier has a book review section you should visit. It has examined most of the helpful books around the use of evidence in healthcare. The reviews will help starters and those of us who know something, but want to know more.
Bandolier is an independent online electronic journal about evidence-based healthcare, written by Oxford University scientists. It was started in 1994 and the National Health Service paid for its distribution to all doctors in the UK until 2002. Whilst the printed version is now available by subscription, copies are freely available online 6 months after the initial publication date.