Assessing diagnostic and screening tests: Part 1, concepts

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 405-409

  Gilbert, R ^a   Logan, S ^a   Moyer, V A ^b   Elliott, E J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0034923877     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.174.6.405     Document Type: Review

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