Key Concepts in Pretest Probability Estimation
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https://doi.org/10.52787/agl.v54i1.385Keywords:
Pretest probability, mathematical calculation, clinical eventAbstract
In general terms, probability is a mathematical calculation that determines the likelihood of something happening. In healthcare medicine, this term is commonly used to describe the possibility that a clinical event (usually the occurrence of a particular disease) may occur in a population or, more often, in an individual patient.
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