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Estimates of sensitivity and specificity can be biased when reporting the results of the second test in a screening trial conducted in series
BACKGROUND: Cancer screening reduces cancer mortality when early detection allows successful treatment of otherwise fatal disease. There are a variety of trial designs used to find the best screening test. In a series screening trial design, the decision to conduct the second test is based on the re...
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BioMed Central
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2819240/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20064254 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-10-3 |