Clinical tests: sensitivity and specificity
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Tests for One-Sample Sensitivity and Specificity
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عنوان ژورنال: Continuing Education in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1743-1816
DOI: 10.1093/bjaceaccp/mkn041