Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 10 , Pages 786-796 , October 2010

Computer-aided System of Evaluation for Population-based All-in-One Service Screening (CASE-PASS): From Study Design to Outcome Analysis with Bias Adjustment

  • Li-Sheng Chen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • School of Oral Hygiene, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University
    • ,
  • Amy Ming-Fang Yen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Centre of Biostatistics Consultation, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • School of Oral Hygiene, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University
    • ,
  • Stephen W. Duffy, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Mathematics and Statistics, Cancer Research UK Centre, London
    • ,
  • Laszlo Tabar, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mammography, Falun Central Hospital, Falun, Sweden
    • ,
  • Wen-Chou Lin, MS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Disease Control, Department of Health, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsiu-Hsi Chen, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Centre of Biostatistics Consultation, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Professor Hsiu-Hsi Chen, Division of Biostatistics, Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Room 533, No. 17, Hsuchow Road, Taipei, Taiwan. Tel: +886-2-33228033. Fax: +886-2-23587707.

Received 6 January 2010 ,Accepted 23 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.06.003

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 10 , Pages 786-796 , October 2010

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