'Cure' as the gold standard for likelihood ratio assessment: theoretical considerations
Rutten, ALB; Stolper, CF; Lugten, RFG; Barthels, RWJM.
Homeopathy (Londres 2002)
; 93(2): 78-83, 2004. tab, graf
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A gold standard is necessary to assess the validity of homeopathic symptoms. The gold standar is 'cure', but this is difficult to define, and depends on consensus. The likelihood ratio (LR) method will give valid rsults only if the gold standard is reliable. False positives (patients incorrectly classified as cured) weaken results of LR investigacion. Weakeing the standard to enlarge the research population will serioulsly bias the results. The same gold standard shoud be used in LR assessment of all symptoms. (AU)
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