Bayesian updating and sequential testing: overcoming inferential limitations of screening tests

BACKGROUND: Bayes’ theorem confers inherent limitations on the accuracy of screening tests as a function of disease prevalence. Herein, we establish a mathematical model to determine whether sequential testing with a single test overcomes the aforementioned Bayesian limitations and thus improves the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Balayla, Jacques
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8734062/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34991576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01738-w

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8734062/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34991576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01738-w

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