The challenges of validating diagnostic methods and selecting appropriate gold standards

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 83, Issue SPEC. ISS. C, 2004, Pages

  Huysmans, M C D N J M ^a   Longbottom, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Diagnostic systems

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; MOUTH DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOOTH DISEASE;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION;

EID: 4143079522     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910408301S10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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