The wizard of odds: Bayes' theorem and diagnostic testing

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1179-1182

  Diamond, G A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; PROBABILITY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

EID: 0033494224     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/74.11.1179     Document Type: Editorial

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