The use of LR values to check the best fit of cut-off values in G6PD deficient cases

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 496-498

  Castro, S M ^a   Weber, R ^a   Matte, U ^b   Reclos, G J ^c   Pass, K A ^d   Tanyalcin, T ^e   Giugliani, R ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c R and D Diagnostics Ltd   (Greece)

^d WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^e Newborn Screening and Metabolism Unit   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MUTATION; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33947602704     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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