"False positive" claims of near-death experiences and "false negative" denials of near-death experiences

Death Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-155

  Greyson, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; DEATH; DENIAL; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL PATIENT; NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

DEATH; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 14644437044     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180590906156     Document Type: Review

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