Methodology of Diagnostic Tests in Hepatology

The performance of diagnostic tests can be assessed by a number of methods. These include sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, likelihood ratios and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. This paper describes the methods and explains which information they prov...

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Main Author: Erik Christensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-07-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119317636