Academic Radiology
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 25-31 , January 2003

Validation of the Summary ROC for Diagnostic Test Meta-Analysis: A Monte Carlo Simulation

  • Matthew D Mitchell, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationTechnology Assessment Group, ECRI, 5200 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Received 5 August 2002 ,Revised 26 August 2002 ,Accepted 26 August 2002.

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PII: S1076-6332(03)80784-5

doi: 10.1016/S1076-6332(03)80784-5

Academic Radiology
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 25-31 , January 2003

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