How useful are physical examination procedures? Understanding and applying likelihood ratios

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-206

  Denegar, Craig R ^a   Fraser, Missy ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Lachman test; McMurray test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CALCULATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

EID: 33744482045     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: 10626050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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