A limitation of the diagnostic-odds ratio in determining an optimal cut-off value for a continuous diagnostic test

Statistical Methods in Medical Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 541-550

  Böhning, Dankmar ^a   Holling, Heinz ^b   Patilea, Valentin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c INSA DE RENNES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ODDS RATIO; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; MAJOR DEPRESSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUDEN INDEX;

DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ODDS RATIO;

EID: 80155136203     PISSN: 09622802     EISSN: 14770334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0962280210374532     Document Type: Article

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