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Evaluation of the Sensitivity and Specificity of MiRNAs in Discriminating Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]

International Journal of Scientific Research in Dental and Medical Sciences, 2023
Background and aim: Approximately 90% of all oral malignant tumors are squamous cell carcinomas. This study aims to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of miRNAs in discriminating oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Ali Salehi, Homa Mirzaei, Zahra Pourgholi Takrami, Mahtab Salehi, Asal Moravej   +4 more
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The Comparison of Cytology and Biomarker (P53 and Bcl2) Analysis in Cervical Neoplasia: A Prospective Study [PDF]

International Journal of Scientific Research in Dental and Medical Sciences, 2022
Background and aim: Cervical cancer is females' fourth most common cancer. A Pap smear is most commonly used for cervical cancer screening but has a low sensitivity. So, biomarkers can improve the diagnostic efficiency of screening programs.
Anila Sinha, Nidhish Kumar, Vijayanand Choudhary, Sangeeta Pankaj, Shuchi Smita, Shishir Kumar   +5 more
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Meta-analysis of the Diagnostic Test Accuracy of Pediatric Inpatient Fall Risk Assessment Scales [PDF]

Child Health Nursing Research, 2019
Purpose: This study was conducted to obtain data for the development of an effective fall risk assessment tool for pediatric inpatients through a systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic test accuracy of existing scales.
Eun Joo Kim, Ji Young Lim, Geun Myun Kim, Mi Kyung Lee   +3 more
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Diagnosing Malignancy by Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in Cases of Solitary Thyroid Nodules

Journal of Nobel Medical College, 2022
Background: A solitary thyroid nodule is a discrete swelling that is palpable in apparently normal thyroid gland. It can be identified clinically as well as radiologically.
Bibek Ghimire, Meenakshi Basnet, Nischal Shrestha, Satish Amatya, Suju Bhattarai   +4 more
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Variation of a test's sensitivity and specificity with disease prevalence [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND Anecdotal evidence suggests that the sensitivity and specificity of a diagnostic test may vary with disease prevalence. Our objective was to investigate the associations between disease prevalence and test sensitivity and specificity using ...
Leeflang, Mariska M. G., Bossuyt, Patrick M. M., Hooft, Lotty, Rutjes, Anne W. S., Reitsma, Johannes B.   +4 more
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The sensitivity of film-forming strains of staphylococci, isolated from the respiratory tract, to bacteriophages drugs

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2014
Aim. To determine the sensitivity of filmforming strains of staphylococci, isolated from the respiratory tract, to bacteriophages drugs Methods and results.
O. S. Voronkova, O. A. Sirokvasha, T. M. Shevchenko , A. I. Vinnikov, V. YE. Kudryavtseva   +4 more
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A Way to Increase the Sensitivity and Specificity of the Hamilton Depression and Anxiety Scales

, 2021
Objective: The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS-17) and the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS-14) have been acknowledged as gold standards in evaluating the severity of depression and anxiety.
Kilic, Sevgi, Aktas, Hazal, Ozden Oksuz, Mehmet Kemal Arikan, Oksuz, Ozden, Arikan, Mehmet Kemal, Mehmet Guven Gunver, Gunver, Mehmet Guven, Sevgi Kilic, Lacin, Hamide, Ilhan, Reyhan, Reyhan Ilhan, Senocak, Mustafa, Mustafa Senocak, Muhammed Taha Esmeray, Esmeray, Muhammed Taha, Hamide Lacin, Hazal Aktas   +17 more
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Uncertain Times: Clinical Decision-Making in Sickness and in Health

MedEdPORTAL, 2013
Introduction It is increasingly important for medical students to recognize the importance of uncertainty in clinical decision-making. At our institution we implemented a three-part session at the beginning of second-year medical school, prior to organ ...
Laura Willett
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Comparing the diagnostic accuracy of semi-rigid and rigid pleuroscopy in diagnosis of exudative lymphocyte dominant pleural effusion with

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Background and Objectives: Pleuroscopy is an appropriate technique for visualization and biopsy of the pleural lesions, performed by two different techniques.
Hamid Borsi, Mohammad Reza Farahnak, Hanieh Raji, Maryam Haddadzadeh Shooshtari, Behnam Pirhayati   +4 more
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Understanding sensitivity, specificity and predictive values [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2014
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Stojanović Miodrag, Anđelković-Apostolović Marija, Stojanović Dijana, Milošević Zoran, Ignjatović Aleksandra, Mitić-Lakušić Vesna, Golubović Mlađan   +6 more
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