The why and how of Z scores

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-40

  Colan, Steven D ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; BODY SURFACE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; Z SCORE;

EID: 84871394138     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.11.005     Document Type: Editorial

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