When the "detection efficiency" is not the "detection" efficiency.

Joseph J Shonka; Don M DeBord; Javid L Kelley; Michael R Marcial

doi:10.1097/00004032-200310000-00017

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When the "detection efficiency" is not the "detection" efficiency.

Joseph J Shonka·Don M DeBord·Javid L Kelley·Michael R Marcial

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Joseph J Shonka, Don M DeBord, Javid L Kelley, Michael R Marcial. 2003. When the "detection efficiency" is not the "detection" efficiency.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-200310000-00017

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