Bayesian Estimation of the Probability of Asbestos Exposure from Lung Fiber Counts

DOI10.1111/J.1541-0420.2009.01279.XzbMath1192.62245OpenAlexW1983970019WikidataQ44737822 ScholiaQ44737822MaRDI QIDQ3576941

Lawrence Joseph, Patrick Bélisle, Scott Weichenthal, André Dufresne

Publication date: 3 August 2010

Published in: Biometrics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0420.2009.01279.x

zbMATH Keywords

sensitivityBayesian analysishierarchical modelROC curvespecificitylatent class modeldiagnostic testasbestos exposure

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta analysis (62P10) Bayesian inference (62F15) Medical applications (general) (92C50) Estimation in survival analysis and censored data (62N02)

Uses Software

• WinBUGS

Cites Work

• On model expansion, model contraction, identifiability and prior information: two illustrative scenarios involving mismeasured variables
• Bayesian Approaches to Modeling the Conditional Dependence Between Multiple Diagnostic Tests
• Bayesian analysis of screening data: Application to AIDS in blood donors

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