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Assessing Sensitivity and Specificity in New Diagnostic Tests: The Importance and Challenges of Study Populations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Paula Strassle
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Aaron S. Hess
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Kerri A. Thorn
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Anthony D. Harris*
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
*
MSTF 330, 685 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 ([email protected])
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Abstract

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Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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