A Markov chain method to estimate the tumour progression rate from preclinical to clinical phase, sensitivity and positive predictive value for mammography in breast cancer screening

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series D: The Statistician

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 307-317

  Chen, H H ^a   Duffy, S W ^a,c   Tabar, Laszlo ^b  

^a MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b FALUN HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer screening; Markov chain; Positive predictive value; Sensitivity; Sojourn time

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001003573     PISSN: 00390526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2988469     Document Type: Article

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