Epidemiology and scientific method applied to pediatrics (IV): Diagnostic tests;Epidemiologia y metodologia cientifica aplicada a la pediatria (IV): Pruebas diagnosticas

Anales Espanoles de Pediatria

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 301-314

  Sangrador, C Ochoa ^a   Orejas, G ^b  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA CONCHA   (Spain)

^b Clinamat Medycsa   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; PEDIATRICS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0345712362     PISSN: 03024342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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