Necessary sample size for method comparison studies based on regression analysis

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 6 I, 1999, Pages 882-894

  Linnet, Kristian ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032999776     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/45.6.882     Document Type: Article

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