Questioning the “SPIN and SNOUT” rule in clinical testing

Questioning the “SPIN and SNOUT” rule in clinical testing

Abstract Specificity (SP) and sensitivity (SE) answer the question ‘what is the chance of a positive or negative test in response to the presence or absence of a clinical condition?’. Related to SP and SE are the diagnostic procedures of SNOUT and SPIN. SNOUT is the acronym for ‘Sensitive test when...

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Main Authors: Jean-Pierre Baeyens, Ben Serrien, Maggie Goossens, Ron Clijsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Archives of Physiotherapy
Subjects:
Clinical testing
Diagnostic accuracy
Sensitivity
Specificity
Likelihood ratio
Prevalence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40945-019-0056-5

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