Evaluation of bias in diagnostic-test sensitivity and specificity estimates computed by discrepant analysis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 375-381

  Green, Timothy A ^a,c   Black, Carolyn M ^a   Johnson, Robert E ^b  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0031975403     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.2.375-381.1998     Document Type: Article

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