Future challenges for diagnostic research: Striking a balance between simplicity and complexity

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 334-335

  Choi, Bernard C K ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGY;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0036239433     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.56.5.334     Document Type: Note

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