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Correcting for verification bias in studies of a diagnostic test's accuracy

1998; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 7; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/096228029800700403

1477-0334

Xiao‐Hua Zhou,

Advanced Causal Inference Techniques

Standard methods for assessing the accuracy of diagnostic tests require determination of true disease status for each study patient. In practice, some study patients might not have verified disease status. If the decision to verify a patient is influenced by the test result, analysis using only verified cases might lead to biased results, commonly known as verification bias. This paper reviews recent developments in bias-correction methods for studies on the accuracy of diagnostic tests.