Efficient diagnostic test sequence: Applications of the probability-modifying plot

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1228-1237

  Severens, J L ^a   Sonke, G ^a   Laheij, R J F ^a   Verbeek, A L M ^a   De Vries Robbe P F ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Diagnostic tests; Economic evaluation; Test sequence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; HEALTH STATUS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; STANDARD;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; PROBABILITY; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA;

EID: 0035657488     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(01)00391-2     Document Type: Article

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