Quantifying the bias associated with use of discrepant analysis

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 108-115

  Lipman, Harvey B ^a   Astles, J Rex ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; PARAMETER; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0031983058     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/44.1.108     Document Type: Article

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