Evaluation of bias in diagnostic-test sensitivity and specificity estimates computed by discrepant analysis.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on February 01, 1998

Authors

T A Green1, C M Black, R E Johnson

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1: Division of AIDS, STD, and TB Laboratory Research, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. tag1@cdc.gov

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