Meta-analysis for the pooled sensitivity and specificity of hepatitis B surface antigen rapid tests

Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 160-168

  Hwang, Sang Hyun ^a,b   Oh, Heung Bum ^c   Choi, Sung Eun ^c   Kim, Hyung Hoi ^a,b   Chang, Chulhun L ^a,b   Lee, Eun Yup ^a,b   Son, Han Chul ^a,b  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

HBsAg; Meta analysis; Performance evaluation; Rapid test

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 51449106079     PISSN: 15986535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3343/kjlm.2008.28.2.160     Document Type: Article

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