Comparison of methods for estimation of individual-level prevalence based on pooled samples

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 211-225

  Cowling, David W ^a   Gardner, Ian A ^a   Johnson, Wesley O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian methods; Pooled testing; Prevalence; Salmonella enteritidis; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIRD DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 0033537985     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(98)00131-7     Document Type: Article

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