- ►annals.org [PDF] SA Mulherin, WC Miller - Annals of internal medicine, 2002 - Am Coll Physicians Diagnostic tests must be evaluated in a clinically relevant popu- lation.
However, test performance often varies across population subgroups. Spectrum
bias, a term commonly used to describe this heterogeneity, is typically ... Cited by 85 - Related articles - All 4 versions
C Goehring, A Perrier, A Morabia - Statistics in medicine, 2004 - interscience.wiley.com The performance of a medical diagnostic test may vary in a subgroup of patients
according to the severity and clinical presentation of the disease. This
phenomenon is often referred to as the spectrum effect. There is currently ... Cited by 18 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
DE Grobbee - Epidemiology, 1997 - jstor.org We evaluated the extent to which the sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood
ratio of the exercise test to diagnose coronary artery disease vary across
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PW O'Connor, CM Tansey, AS Detsky, AI … - Neurology, 1996 - AAN Enterprises From the Department of Neurology, St. Michael's Hospital and the University of
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MC Hall, B Kieke, R Gonzales, EA Belongia - Pediatrics, 2004 - Am Acad Pediatrics Methods. Laboratory and clinical records for a consecutive series of pediatric
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CD Scales, P Dahm, S Sultan, D Campbell- … - The Journal of Urology, 2008 - Elsevier Urologists frequently confront diagnostic dilemmas, prompting them to select,
perform and interpret additional diagnostic tests. Before applying a given
diagnostic test the user should ascertain that the chosen test would indeed ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - All 15 versions
Y Genç - medicine.ankara.edu.tr ÖZET Tanı testlerinin modern tıp alanında önemli bir yeri vardır.
Teknolojik gelişmelere paralel olarak her geçen gün eski- sinden daha iyi
olduğu iddia edilen yeni testler önerilmek- tedir. Fakat birçok test ... Related articles - View as HTML - All 7 versions
MS Lachs, I Nachamkin, PH Edelstein, J … - Annals of internal medicine, 1992 - Am Coll Physicians ▪ Measurements: After the patient encounter, but before dipstick test or
culture was done, clinicians recorded the signs and symptoms that were the basis
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HCW De Vet, T Van Der Weijden, JWM Muris, … - European journal of epidemiology, 2001 - Springer Abstract. The aim of this paper is to provide a theoretical background for
performing and reading systematic reviews of diagnostic studies. We first
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R PhD, M Carrington, MD Lane, A David, MD … - The American journal of medicine, 1998 - Elsevier Results: Of the 300 surveyed physicians, 8 (3%) used the recommended formal
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