Positive and negative predictive values from published studies can be misleading for decision-making in clinical practice [3]

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 779-780

  Rudwaleit, Martin ^a   Sieper, J ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS REACTION; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PUBLICATION; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DECISION MAKING; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 33745601413     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel083     Document Type: Letter

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