Applications of ROC analysis in medical research: recent developments and future directions.

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Published in Acad Radiol on December 01, 2012

Authors

Demissie Alemayehu1, Kelly H Zou

Author Affiliations

1: Pfizer, Inc, 235 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017, USA.

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