Screening for Low Prevalence Disorders

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue , 2000, Pages S39-S46

  O'toole, Brian I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

prevented fraction; schizophrenia; screening; sensitivity; specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICS;

AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0034324208     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000486700221     Document Type: Article

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