On the meaning of 'sensitivity'

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1824-1831

  Ekins, Roger ^a   Edwards, Philip ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ASSAY; CHEMISTRY; MEASUREMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 0030870519     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.10.1824     Document Type: Review

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