Diagnostic testing in the context of high-value care: Incorporating prior probability

This is the fifth article of a series on fundamental concepts in biostatistics and research. In this article, the author reviews the fundamental concepts in diagnostic testing, prior probability and predictive value, and how they relate to the concept of high-value care. The topics are discussed in...

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Autor principal: Cardinal, Lucien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2016
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Bio-Statistical Concepts and Topics in Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5161799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27987293
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v6.33674
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spelling pubmed-51617992017-01-03 Diagnostic testing in the context of high-value care: Incorporating prior probability Cardinal, Lucien J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect Bio-Statistical Concepts and Topics in Research This is the fifth article of a series on fundamental concepts in biostatistics and research. In this article, the author reviews the fundamental concepts in diagnostic testing, prior probability and predictive value, 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. Emphasis is given to conceptual understanding. A companion article preceding this one focused on sensitivity and specificity. Co-Action Publishing 2016-12-15 /pmc/articles/PMC5161799/ /pubmed/27987293 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v6.33674 Text en © 2016 Lucien 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.
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title_short Diagnostic testing in the context of high-value care: Incorporating prior probability
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5161799/
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