Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 62, Issue 12 , Pages 1292-1300 , December 2009

Differences between univariate and bivariate models for summarizing diagnostic accuracy may not be large

  • David L. Simel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 508 Fulton Street (558/152), Durham, NC 27705, USA
    • Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-919-286-6936; fax: +1-919-416-5836.
    • ,
  • Patrick M.M. Bossuyt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

,Accepted 3 February 2009.

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PII: S0895-4356(09)00065-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.02.007

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 62, Issue 12 , Pages 1292-1300 , December 2009

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