Abstract

RODRIGUEZ-ESCUDERO, Juan Pablo; LOPEZ-JIMENEZ, Francisco  and  TREJO-GUTIERREZ, Jorge F.. Evidence-Based Cardiology: practical applications from epidemiology. III. Diagnostic capacity of a clinical test. Arch. Cardiol. Méx. [online]. 2011, vol.81, n.3, pp.261-266. ISSN 1665-1731.

This article reviews different characteristics of validity in a clinical diagnostic test. In particular, we emphasize the likelihood ratio as an instrument that facilitates the use of epidemiologic concepts in clinical diagnosis.

Keywords : Diagnosis; Diagnostic test; Sensitivity; Specificity; Likelihood ratio; EUA.

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