Misclassification errors in prevalence estimation: Bayesian handling with care

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 791-795

  Speybroeck, Niko ^a   Devleesschauwer, Brecht ^a,b   Joseph, Lawrence ^c   Berkvens, Dirk ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

BAYES THEOREM; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; PREVALENCE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84885430031     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-012-0439-9     Document Type: Article

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