Sensitive, Specific, Predictive... Statistical Basics: How to Use Biomarkers

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 215-227

  Gerlach, Herwig ^a,b   Toussaint, Susanne ^a  

^a VIVANTES KLINIKUM NEUKÖLLN   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Infection; Inflammation; Prediction; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PROCALCITONIN;

BACTEREMIA; BREAST CANCER; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79953005996     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2010.12.007     Document Type: Review

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