Comparison of the accuracy of two tests with a confirmatory procedure limited to positive results

Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 104-106

  Cheng, Hong ^a   Macaluso, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

data analysis; effect modification; epidemiologic methods; estimation; logistic regression; screening; sensitivity; specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCREENING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031021332     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199701000-00017     Document Type: Article

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