Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves: A fundamental tool for improving the clinical usefulness of in vitro IgE tests

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 407-411

  Plebani, M ^a,b   Borghesan, F ^a   Basso, D ^a   Faggian, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Centre for Biomedical Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

allergen specific IgE; inhalant allergies; receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves; skin prick test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INHALATION TEST; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

EID: 0029813005     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb00150.x     Document Type: Article

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