A comparison of Bayesian and maximum likelihood methods to determine the performance of a point of care test for Helicobacter pylori in the office setting

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-30

  Delaney, Brendan C ^b   Holder, Roger L ^c   Allan, Teresa F ^c   Kenkre, Joyce E ^a   Hobbs, F D Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; Helicobacter pylori; Point of care test; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; POINT OF CARE TEST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BAYES THEOREM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 12244312515     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X02239648     Document Type: Article

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