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sensitivity and specificity  

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  • In medicine, diagnostic tests are administered to patients to detect diseases so that appropriate treatments can be provided. A test can be relatively simple, such as a bacterial culture for infection, or a radiographic image to detect the presence of a tumor. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Sensitivity and Specificity]

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