Application of decision theory to DUI assessment

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1148-1152

  Leshowitz, Barry ^a   Meyers, Jonathan M ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Base Rates; Decision Making; DUI Screening; Examiner Bias; Relative Operating Characteristic

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DECISION THEORY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DECISION THEORY; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MASS SCREENING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 0029958125     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1996.tb01103.x     Document Type: Article

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