Abstract

Contemporary physicians are extremely dependent upon laboratory testing to help guide clinical diagnosis and decision-making. By extension, we are equally dependent upon published evaluations of diagnostic tests to enable us to draw appropriate conclusions concerning the results of these tests. If, as occasionally occurs, we are misled by initial incorrect reports of the discriminative value of a diagnostic test, considerable harm and expense may be inflicted upon our patients.

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