Stay afloat in the tsunami: A focus on clinical relevance when partitioning reference intervals

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-246

  Kjelgaard Hansen, Mads ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ANIMAL; STANDARDS;

ANIMALS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERENCE VALUES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 77955267407     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.08.015     Document Type: Editorial

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