Bayesian detection of abnormal values in longitudinal biomarkers with an application to T/E ratio

Biostatistics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 285-296

  Sottas, Pierre Edouard ^a,b   Baume, Norbert ^a   Saudan, Christophe ^a   Schweizer, Carine ^a   Kamber, Matthias ^c   Saugy, Martial ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss Federal Office for Sports BASPO ^*  (Switzerland)

^c Swiss Federal Office for Sports BASPO   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; Biomarker; Doping; Longitudinal study; Steroids

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; EPITESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; DOPING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; URINE;

BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOPING IN SPORTS; EPITESTOSTERONE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 34147185182     PISSN: 14654644     EISSN: 14684357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxl009     Document Type: Article

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