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. 1985 Dec;39(4):364-6.
doi: 10.1136/jech.39.4.364.

Estimating the sensitivity of a screening test

N E Day

Estimating the sensitivity of a screening test

N E Day. J Epidemiol Community Health. 1985 Dec.

Abstract

A commonly used estimate of a screening test's sensitivity, based on the prevalence at screening and the incidence of interval cancers, is shown to be logically unsound and quantitatively poor. An alternative simple estimate is proposed, based only on incidence rates.

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