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diagnostic test efficacy [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
DEF

The degree to which a test, owing to its technical properties and accuracy, can be used to make a diagnosis ...

OBS

... the usefulness of a test is also expressed in terms of its influence on the choice of treatment and on the health of an individual or a population.

OBS

diagnostic test efficacy: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
DEF

Mesure dans laquelle un test, par ses propriétés techniques et son exactitude, permet d’établir le diagnostic [...]

OBS

[...] l’utilité d’un test s’exprime également en fonction de son influence sur le choix du traitement et de son influence sur la santé d’un individu ou d’une population.

OBS

utilité d'un test diagnostique : terme 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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