PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mark J. Eisenberg
TI  - Accuracy and predictive values in clinical decision-making
DP  - 1995 Sep 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 311--316
VI  - 62
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/62/5/311.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/62/5/311.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1995 Sep 01; 62
AB  - SUMMARY In clinical practice, the accuracy and predictive values of a diagnostic test may differ substantially from values cited in published reports, owing to a lower prevalence of most diseases in clinical populations than in study populations. To correct this problem, published assessments of diagnostic tests should standardize accuracy and predictive values to account for disease prevalence.