Evaluating diagnostic tests

Bailliere's Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 613-630

  Deeks, J ^a   Morris, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SYMPTOM; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030464071     PISSN: 09503552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-3552(96)80008-3     Document Type: Article

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