The use of information graphs to evaluate and compare diagnostic tests

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 114-118

  Benish, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic tests; Entropy; Information theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENTROPY; INFORMATION SCIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0036100330     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634294     Document Type: Article

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