Estimation of the Effect of Misclassifications on Diagnostic Test Performance in Two Persistent Bovine Viral Infections
Validation of diagnostic assay performance is hampered where no gold standard exists. Bayesian estimates of the sensitivity and specificity were applied to studies of two persistent bovine infections: bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV), and bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV). BVDV pathogenesis is w...
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LSU
2004
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| Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04122004-234159/ |