An accurate and efficient identification of children with psychosocial problems by means of computerized adaptive testing

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Vogels, Antonius G C ^a   Jacobusse, Gert W ^b   Reijneveld, Symen A ^c  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS FORENSIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SOCIOPATHY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS;

EID: 79961114184     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-111     Document Type: Review

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