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This paper presents a general approach for simultaneously assessing, from serial data, diagnostic consistency, interrater reliability and incidence of a strictly progressive disease. Observed data are viewed as incomplete: diagnostic errors are not distinguished from true diagnoses. We introduce a broad class of models to separate rater errors from underlying patterns of disease incidence. The analysis can include covariates and risk factors. We provide variance expressions for parameter estimates. Categorical data for estimating the incidence of dental caries serve as an example. KEY WORDS Disease incidence Diagnostic error Incomplete data LLP models ## 1. MISDIAGNOSIS O F CARIES Misclassification errors in clinical studies can lead to serious biases in estimates and reduced efficiency. Numerous papers have reported these problems and offer methodology for modelling and adjusting for misclassification errors. For example, Dawid and Skene' discuss misclassification for multiple rater studies when no gold standards exist for calibrating errors. Espeland and Hui' discuss situations when gold standards exist. The present paper discusses the problem of estimating incidence rates of str

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Author

Mark A. Espeland; William C. Murphy; Dennis H. Leverett

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0277-6715)

Published

1988

Language

EN

Field

Mathematics (Physical Sciences)