Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 575-580 , May 1999

Likelihood Ratio: A Powerful Tool for Incorporating the Results of a Diagnostic Test Into Clinical Decisionmaking

  • Stephen R Hayden, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA
    • ,
  • Michael D Brown, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Butterworth Hospital/Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI.

Received 2 February 1998 ,Revised 8 September 1998 ,Accepted 30 October 1998.

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Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 575-580 , May 1999

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