Hôpital Tenon, Paris
Sample size calculation tables improve test study design accuracy
Published in Lab Business Week, September 11th, 2005
"Guidelines for conducting studies and reading medical literature on diagnostic tests have been published," and "requirements for the selection of cases and controls, and for ensuring a correct reference standard are now clarified," scientists in France explained.
To "provide tables for sample size determination in this context," A. Flahault and colleagues at Hôpital Tenon in Paris conducted a study and published the results in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.
"In the usual situation, where the...
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Source: Lab Business Week (2005-09-11)
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