Cardiología "basada en la evidencia": Aplicaciones prácticas de la epidemiología III. Capacidad diagnóstica de una prueba clínica

Juan Pablo Rodríguez-Escudero; Francisco López-Jiménez; Jorge F. Trejo-Gutiérrez

Cardiología "basada en la evidencia": Aplicaciones prácticas de la epidemiología III. Capacidad diagnóstica de una prueba clínica

Translated title of the contribution: Evidence-Based cardiology: Practical applications from epidemiology. III. Diagnostic capacity of a clinical test

Juan Pablo Rodríguez-Escudero, Francisco López-Jiménez, Jorge F. Trejo-Gutiérrez

Cardiovascular Medicine

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Abstract

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.

Translated title of the contribution	Evidence-Based cardiology: Practical applications from epidemiology. III. Diagnostic capacity of a clinical test
Original language	Spanish
Pages (from-to)	261-266
Number of pages	6
Journal	Archivos de Cardiologia de Mexico
Volume	81
Issue number	3
State	Published - Jul 1 2011

Keywords

Diagnosis
Diagnostic test
EUA
Likelihood ratio
Sensitivity
Specificity

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Cardiología "basada en la evidencia": Aplicaciones prácticas de la epidemiología III. Capacidad diagnóstica de una prueba clínica. / Rodríguez-Escudero, Juan Pablo; López-Jiménez, Francisco; Trejo-Gutiérrez, Jorge F.
In: Archivos de Cardiologia de Mexico, Vol. 81, No. 3, 01.07.2011, p. 261-266.

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