Are one or two simple questions sufficient to detect depression in cancer and palliative care? A Bayesian meta-analysis

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1934-1943

  Mitchell, A J ^a,b  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Diagnostic validity; Meta analysis; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY;

BAYES THEOREM; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 44949179285     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604396     Document Type: Article

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