Bayesian bivariate meta-analysis of sensitivity and specificity: Summary of quantitative findings in 50 meta-analyses

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 844-852

  Menke, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bayesian meta analysis; diagnostic accuracy; meta analysis; Monte Carlo method, sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

BAYES THEOREM; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84922979840     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jep.12173     Document Type: Article

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