Calculating Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Values for Medical Diagnostic Tests

authors:

avatar Kareem Hatam Nahavandi ORCID 1 , *

Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, IR Iran
Gene, Cell and Tissue: Vol.5, issue 2; e80270
published online: July 14, 2018
article type: Letter
received: February 20, 2018
revised: March 24, 2018
accepted: April 25, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/gct.80270

how to cite: Hatam Nahavandi K. Calculating Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Values for Medical Diagnostic Tests. Gene Cell Tissue. 2018;5(2):e80270. https://doi.org/10.5812/gct.80270.

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