Receiver operating characteristic analysis for environmental diagnosis. A potential application to endocrine disruptor screening: In vitro estrogenicity bioassays

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 5349-5355

  Martin, Olwenn V ^a   Lai, Ka Man ^b   Scrimshaw, Mark D ^a   Lester, John N ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HORMONES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING PROPERTIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DIAGNOSIS; HORMONAL SYSTEMS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS (ROC);

BIOASSAY;

ANDROGEN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN;

SEX HORMONE;

ARMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; REACTION ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTROGENS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; ROC CURVE;

EID: 22344440471     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es048598o     Document Type: Article

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