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The probability that an individual with a positive test has, or will develop, a particular disease, or characteristic, that the test is designed to detect.
Ãâó: www.cdc.gov/genomics/gtesting/ACCE/FBR/CF/CFGlossa...
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| positive predictive value |
Proportion of true positive tests when a modality gives a positive test result.
Ãâó: urology.ucsf.edu/patientGuides/termsP.html
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| positive predictive value |
is the proportion of people with a positive test who have disease. See also Calculating Sensitivity and Specificity.
Ãâó: www.minervation.com/cebm2/docs/glossary.html
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| positive predictive value |
a/(a+b) = proportion of patients with a positive test who do have the disease. (ie a low number means a high false positive rate)
Ãâó: www.sicsebm.org.uk/jargon.htm
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