Estimating sensitivity and specificity from positive predictive value, negative predictive value and prevalence: application to surveillance systems for hospital-acquired infections
- 30 June 2008
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Journal of Hospital Infection
- Vol. 69 (2), 164-168
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2008.02.021
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