Assessing the performance of utility techniques in the absence of a gold standard.

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Published in Med Care on June 01, 1999

Authors

R B Giesler1, C M Ashton, B Brody, M M Byrne, K Cook, J M Geraci, M Hanita, J Souchek, N P Wray

Author Affiliations

1: Indiana University School of Medicine, Walther Cancer Institute, Indianapolis, USA. bgiesler@indyunix.iupui.edu

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