Sample size for positive and negative predictive value in diagnostic research using case-control designs

Biostatistics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 94-105

  Steinberg, David M ^a   Fine, Jason ^b   Chappell, Rick ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Case control study; Diagnostic testing; Optimal allocation; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; PREVALENCE; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFECTION; PREVALENCE; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 57749087174     PISSN: 14654644     EISSN: 14684357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxn018     Document Type: Article

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