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Despite potential flaws, the false‐negative proportion remains the best practical measure of the accuracy of cervical cytology screening
Author(s) -
Krieger Paul,
Naryshkin Sonya
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
cancer cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19971025)81:5<261::aid-cncr1>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - medicine , measure (data warehouse) , cytology , audit , cervical screening , obstetrics , gynecology , medical physics , cervical cancer , pathology , computer science , data mining , cancer , management , economics
The false‐negative proportion (FNP) is the best available measure of cervicovaginal cytology screening error rates. Like all audit procedures, the FNP is subject to potential biases. However, this need not hinder the application of this most powerful and practical quality control monitor. See also pages 264‐71.