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. 2018 Apr-Jun;9(2):99-102.
doi: 10.4103/picr.PICR_41_18.

Understanding the properties of diagnostic tests - Part 2: Likelihood ratios

Priya Ranganathan  1 , Rakesh Aggarwal  2
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Understanding the properties of diagnostic tests - Part 2: Likelihood ratios

Priya Ranganathan et al. Perspect Clin Res. 2018 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Diagnostic tests are used to identify subjects with and without disease. In a previous article in this series, we examined some attributes of diagnostic tests - sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values. In this second article, we look at likelihood ratios, which are useful for the interpretation of diagnostic test results in everyday clinical practice.

Keywords: Biostatistics; diagnostic tests; likelihood ratios.

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