Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 298-303 , August 2003

The problem with sensitivity and specificity…

Received 27 February 2003 ,Revised 13 March 2003 ,Accepted 18 March 2003.

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PII: S0196-0644(03)00400-1

doi: 10.1067/mem.2003.273

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 298-303 , August 2003

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