Methods and recommendations for evaluating and reporting a new diagnostic test

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2111-2116

  Hess, A S ^a   Shardell, M ^a   Johnson, J K ^a   Thom, K A ^a   Strassle, P ^a   Netzer, G ^a   Harris, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GOLD STANDARD; LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDY DESIGN;

BIOSTATISTICS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HUMANS;

EID: 84866373792     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1602-1     Document Type: Review

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