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Descriptor
English
:
Predictive Value of Tests
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Valor Preditivo dos Testes
Synonyms
English
:
Predictive Value
Tree Number:
E05.318.780.800.650
N05.715.360.780.700.640
N06.850.520.445.800.650
SP5.001.017.053
Definition
English
:
In
screening
and diagnostic tests, the
probability
that a person with a positive test is a true positive (i.e., has the
disease
), is referred to as the
predictive value
of a positive test; whereas, the
predictive value
of a negative test is the
probability
that the person with a negative test does not have the
disease
.
Predictive value
is related to the
sensitivity and specificity
of the test.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
IM general only
See Related
English
:
False Negative Reactions
False Positive Reactions
History Note
English
:
87
Record Number:
28606
Unique Identifier:
D011237
Occurrence in VHL
:
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