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From: Estimates of sensitivity and specificity can be biased when reporting the results of the second test in a screening trial conducted in series

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Flowchart for single test design. Flowchart depicts a single test screening trial from an omniscient point of view. Dashed lines indicate a pathway that is unavailable to that class of participants (true case or true non-case) due to the assumptions of our model. The gray box indicates cases that are misclassified as noncases by the study investigator.

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BMC Medical Research Methodology

ISSN: 1471-2288

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