Likelihood ratios: Clinical application in day-to-day practice

In this article we provide an introduction to the use of likelihood ratios in clinical ophthalmology. Likelihood ratios permit the best use of clinical test results to establish diagnoses for the individual patient. Examples and step-by-step calculations demonstrate the estimation of pretest probabi...

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Main Authors:	Parikh Rajul, Parikh Shefali, Arun Ellen, Thomas Ravi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:	Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:	Likelihood ratio pretest probability pretest odds posttest odds posttest probability
Online Access:	http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2009;volume=57;issue=3;spage=217;epage=221;aulast=Parikh

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spelling	doaj-01a18009647e44218142d2852a8b9cef2020-11-24T22:47:33ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892009-01-01573217221Likelihood ratios: Clinical application in day-to-day practiceParikh RajulParikh ShefaliArun EllenThomas RaviIn this article we provide an introduction to the use of likelihood ratios in clinical ophthalmology. Likelihood ratios permit the best use of clinical test results to establish diagnoses for the individual patient. Examples and step-by-step calculations demonstrate the estimation of pretest probability, pretest odds, and calculation of posttest odds and posttest probability using likelihood ratios. The benefits and limitations of this approach are discussed. http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2009;volume=57;issue=3;spage=217;epage=221;aulast=ParikhLikelihood ratiopretest probabilitypretest oddsposttest oddsposttest probability
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title	Likelihood ratios: Clinical application in day-to-day practice
title_short	Likelihood ratios: Clinical application in day-to-day practice
title_full	Likelihood ratios: Clinical application in day-to-day practice
title_fullStr	Likelihood ratios: Clinical application in day-to-day practice
title_full_unstemmed	Likelihood ratios: Clinical application in day-to-day practice
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publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
issn	0301-4738 1998-3689
publishDate	2009-01-01
description	In this article we provide an introduction to the use of likelihood ratios in clinical ophthalmology. Likelihood ratios permit the best use of clinical test results to establish diagnoses for the individual patient. Examples and step-by-step calculations demonstrate the estimation of pretest probability, pretest odds, and calculation of posttest odds and posttest probability using likelihood ratios. The benefits and limitations of this approach are discussed.
topic	Likelihood ratio pretest probability pretest odds posttest odds posttest probability
url	http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2009;volume=57;issue=3;spage=217;epage=221;aulast=Parikh
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Likelihood ratios: Clinical application in day-to-day practice

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