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On the formalism of the screening paradox

Bayes’ Theorem imposes inevitable limitations on the accuracy of screening tests by tying the test’s predictive value to the disease prevalence. The aforementioned limitation is independent of the adequacy and make-up of the test and thus implies inherent Bayesian limitations to the screening proces...

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Autor principal: Balayla, Jacques
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8409690/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34469479
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256645