Modelling multiple thresholds in meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Steinhauser, Susanne ^a,b   Schumacher, Martin ^a   Rücker, Gerta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Diagnostic accuracy study; Meta analysis; ROC curve; Threshold

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CALCITONIN;

BLOOD; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEPSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BIOMARKERS; CALCITONIN; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SEPSIS;

EID: 84987941296     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12874-016-0196-1     Document Type: Article

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