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ArticleBMJ evidence-based medicine2025

Four overlooked errors in ROC analysis: how to prevent and avoid.

Zhuoqiao He, Qingying Zhang, Manshu Song, Xuerui Tan, Wei Wang

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Article in BMJ evidence-based medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Zhuoqiao HeDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
Qingying ZhangDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
Manshu SongCentre for Precision Health, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia tanxuerui@vip.sina.com m.song@ecu.edu.au.
Xuerui TanDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China tanxuerui@vip.sina.com m.song@ecu.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4489-9498
Wei WangCentre for Precision Health, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

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PMID39304213
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