Diagnostic accuracy and confusability analyses: An application to the Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 401-410

  Faraone, S V ^a   Blehar, M ^b   Pepple, J ^b   Moldin, S O ^b   Norton, J ^b   Nurnberger, J I ^b   Malaspina, D ^b   Kaufmann, C A ^b   Reich, T ^b   Cloninger, C R ^b   Depaulo, J R ^b   Berg, K ^b   Gershon, E S ^b   Kirch, D G ^b   Tsuang, M T ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHIZOIDISM; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 9044241679     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700034796     Document Type: Article

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