McNemar χ2 test revisited: Comparing sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic examinations

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-80

  Trajman, A ^a,c   Luiz, R R ^b  

^a GAMA FILHO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Concordance; Diagnosis; McNemar; Sensitivity; Specificity; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMA; MCNEMAR TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PLEURA EFFUSION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE;

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; LUNG; PLEURAL EFFUSION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL;

EID: 38549121895     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510701666031     Document Type: Article

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