Neurodiagnostic audiology: contemporary perspectives.
This paper reviews the principals of clinical epidemiology as they relate to diagnostic audiology including the problems associated with the test battery approach. The paper also presents a philosophical discussion as to the influence of disease prevalence on diagnostic testing protocols in different clinical environments.
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Human Communication, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia.
D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D000160:Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis