Simulation modeling to determine herd-level predictive values and sensitivity based on individual-animal test sensitivity and specificity and sample size

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 57-66

  Carpenter, Tim E ^a   Gardner, Ian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPES; PORCINE PARVOVIRUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 0001845020     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5877(95)00559-5     Document Type: Article

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