RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Accuracy and predictive values in clinical decision-making
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 311
OP 316
VO 62
IS 5
A1 Mark J. Eisenberg
YR 1995
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/62/5/311.abstract
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.