Comparison of rheumatoid factor assay systems - Evidence and critical evaluation of sensitivity, specificity and their influence on pre-test- and post-test-probability;Rheumafaktortestverfahren im vergleich - Aussagekraft und kritische interpretation von sensitivitat und spezifitat sowie deren einfluss auf pre- test- und post-test-wahrscheinlichkeiten

Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 158-167

  Aupperle, K R ^a   Alsalameh, S ^a   Stock, K P ^b   Burmester, G R ^c   Kalden, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b Chiemgau Klinik   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

comparison of detection assays; Rheumatoid factor; sensitivity; specificity

Indexed keywords

RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029765420     PISSN: 03401855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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