title: Tips for learners of evidence-based medicine: 5. The effect of spectrum of disease on the performance of diagnostic tests.
authors.affiliation: Knowledge and Encounter Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn, USA.
authors.forename: Victor M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Montori
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wyer
authors.forename: Thomas B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: Sheri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keitz
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guyatt
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D015510:Clinical Medicine / Q000592:standards; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers