A robust method using propensity score stratification for correcting verification bias for binary tests

Biostatistics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-47

  He, Hua ^a   McDermott, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic test; Model misspecification; Propensity score; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREVALENCE; PROPENSITY SCORE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BIOSTATISTICS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREVALENCE; PROPENSITY SCORE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 83755205362     PISSN: 14654644     EISSN: 14684357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxr020     Document Type: Article

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