Re: Predictive Value of Exercise Stress Testing in a Family Medicine Population
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Predictive value of exercise stress testing in a family medicine population.
PURPOSE Exercise stress testing (EST) is a screening test for coronary artery disease. Previous studies from the cardiology literature show an overall sensitivity of 67% and specificity of 72% with variable predictive values depending on pretest probability. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the predictive value of EST in a family medicine population in eastern North Carolina. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1557-2625,1558-7118
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.02.080242