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XXXI. On the sensitivity, specificity, and discrimination of diagnostic tests
Author(s) -
Feinstein Alvan R.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1002/cpt1975171104
Subject(s) - sensitivity (control systems) , diagnostic test , medicine , diagnostic accuracy , test (biology) , biology , pediatrics , engineering , paleontology , electronic engineering
In 1947, Yerushalmy 18 introduced the terms sensitivity and specificity as statistical indexes of the efficiency of a diagnostic test. The sensitivity of the test would indicate its capacity for making a correct diagnosis in confirmed positive cases of the disease. The specificity would indicate the capacity for correct diagnosis in confirmed negative cases.