An evaluation of methods for the estimation of sensitivity and specificity of site-specific diagnostic tests

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 793-807

  Chul, Ahn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlated binary data; Simulation; Site specific sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BINARY DATA; CORRELATED BINARY DATA; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS; GENERALIZED ESTIMATING EQUATIONS; PERFORMANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIMULATION; SIMULATION STUDIES; SITE-SPECIFIC; SITE-SPECIFIC SENSITIVITY;

MEAN SQUARE ERROR;

EID: 0041104947     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.4710390706     Document Type: Article

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