Estimation of test sensitivity and specificity when disease confirmation is limited to positive results.

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Published in Epidemiology on January 01, 1999

Authors

S D Walter1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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