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Diagnostic testing: a key component of high-value care
This is the fourth article of a series on fundamental concepts in biostatistics and research. In this article, the author reviews the fundamental concepts in diagnostic testing, sensitivity, and specificity and how they relate to the concept of high-value care. The topics are discussed in common lan...
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Co-Action Publishing
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4942505/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27406456 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v6.31664 |
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| author | Cardinal, Lucien J. |
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| description | This is the fourth article of a series on fundamental concepts in biostatistics and research. In this article, the author reviews the fundamental concepts in diagnostic testing, sensitivity, and specificity and how they relate to the concept of high-value care. The topics are discussed in common language, with a minimum of jargon and mathematics, and with clinical examples. Emphasis is given to conceptual understanding. A companion article will follow focusing on predictive value and prior probability. |
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| spelling | pubmed-49425052016-08-01 Diagnostic testing: a key component of high-value care Cardinal, Lucien J. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect Biostatistical Concepts and Topics in Research This is the fourth article of a series on fundamental concepts in biostatistics and research. In this article, the author reviews the fundamental concepts in diagnostic testing, sensitivity, and specificity and how they relate to the concept of high-value care. The topics are discussed in common language, with a minimum of jargon and mathematics, and with clinical examples. Emphasis is given to conceptual understanding. A companion article will follow focusing on predictive value and prior probability. Co-Action Publishing 2016-07-06 /pmc/articles/PMC4942505/ /pubmed/27406456 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v6.31664 Text en © 2016 Lucien J. Cardinal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| spellingShingle | Biostatistical Concepts and Topics in Research Cardinal, Lucien J. Diagnostic testing: a key component of high-value care |
| title | Diagnostic testing: a key component of high-value care |
| title_full | Diagnostic testing: a key component of high-value care |
| title_fullStr | Diagnostic testing: a key component of high-value care |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnostic testing: a key component of high-value care |
| title_short | Diagnostic testing: a key component of high-value care |
| title_sort | diagnostic testing: a key component of high-value care |
| topic | Biostatistical Concepts and Topics in Research |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4942505/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27406456 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v6.31664 |
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