Bias, biostatistics, and prognostic factors

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 7 SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages

  Gönen, Mithat ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias.; Outcomes; Prognosis; Prognostic factors; Statistics

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; COUNSELING; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 79959853559     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31821e7ae7     Document Type: Article

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