Role of reference values in making medical decisions

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 100-102

  Crapo, Robert O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CAUCASIAN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INDIAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VOLUME; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIROMETRY; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION;

ALGORITHMS; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; REFERENCE VALUES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICS;

EID: 26044449650     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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