Estimating the cumulative risk of false positive cancer screenings

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>When evaluating cancer screening it is important to estimate the cumulative risk of false positives from periodic screening. Because the data typically come from studies in which the number of screenings varies by subject, estimation...

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Main Authors: Erwin Diane, Baker Stuart G, Kramer Barnett S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/3/11