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diagnostic accuracy [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Epidemiology
DEF

In the context of a diagnostic test, the proportion in which the results correspond to those of the chosen refererence test, i.e. the sum of the true positives and the true negatives, divided by the size of the sample of the population studied.

OBS

diagnostic accuracy; accuracy: terms and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Épidémiologie
DEF

Dans le cadre d’un test diagnostique, proportion dans laquelle les résultats correspondent à ceux du test de référence choisi, c’est-à-dire somme des vrais positifs et des vrais négatifs divisée par la taille de l’échantillon de la population étudiée.

OBS

exactitude diagnostique; exactitude : termes et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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