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Appendix Table C1.11. Diagnostic strategies— number of cores
                                        Author        Database      Groups       1980-84     1985-89      1990-94     1995-99      2000-04     2005-10      Statistical analysis       Notes
                                        Year                        by
                                        PMID                        number
                                                                    of cores
                                             70
                                        Shah          CaPSURE  Mean                                                   7.5 ±2.1     9.8 ±3.0                 Beta= 0.41, SE = 0.01;     Excluded patients
                                        2008                        ±SD                                               (1997)       (2002)                   P<0.001                    diagnosed with
                                        17997437                                                                                                            (regression of the         biopsies of fewer than
                                                                                                                                                            number of removed          6 cores.
                                                                                                                                                            cores on yr, from 1995
                                                                                                                                                            to 2004; adjusted for
                                                                                                                                                            CaPSURE study site)
                                        Ordering of the studies follows Appendix Table C1.1.
                                        PMID = PubMed identification number; SD = standard deviation; SE = standard error.




















































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