Diagnostic validity as a theoretical concept and as a measurable quantity

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 260, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-143

  Büttner, Johannes ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnostic validity; Efficiency; Laboratory finding; Laboratory test

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TECHNIQUE; THEORY;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0343852792     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(96)06491-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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