Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2004 Jul 17;329(7458):168-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7458.168.

Diagnostic tests 4: likelihood ratios

Jonathan J Deeks  1 , Douglas G Altman
Affiliations
Review

Diagnostic tests 4: likelihood ratios

Jonathan J Deeks et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Use of Fagan's nomogram for calculating post-test probabilities
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Comment on

References

    1. Altman DG, Bland JM. Diagnostic tests 1: sensitivity and specificity. BMJ 1994;308: 1552. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Altman DG, Bland JM. Diagnostic tests 2: predictive values. BMJ 1994;309: 102. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Sackett DL, Straus S, Richardson WS, Rosenberg W, Haynes RB. Evidence-based medicine. How to practise and teach EBM. 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2000: 67-93.
    1. Jaeschke R, Guyatt G, Lijmer J. Diagnostic tests. In: Guyatt G, Rennie D, eds. Users' guides to the medical literature. Chicago: AMA Press, 2002: 121-40.
    1. Straus SE, McAlister FA, Sackett DL, Deeks JJ. The accuracy of patient history, wheezing, and laryngeal measurements in diagnosing obstructive airway disease. CARE-COAD1 Group. Clinical assessment of the reliability of the examination-chronic obstructive airways disease. JAMA 2000;283: 1853-7. - PubMed

MeSH terms