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The Importance of considering single Testing When Two Tests Are Available

John C. Hershey, PhD

Randall D. Cebul, MD

Sankey V. Williams, MD

When considering two dichotomous tests in combination for reaching a treatment decision, the choice between single and multiple testing depends, in part, on the pretest probability of disease. The authors show that two tests are never preferred to a single test for all disease probabilities, regardless of whether the two tests are performed in parallel or in series. Key words: decision analytic model; tests with dichotomous outcomes; parallel testing; series testing. (Med Decis Making 7:212-219, 1987)

Medical Decision Making, Vol. 7, No. 4, 212-219 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X8700700403
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