Sense and sensitivity: can an inaccurate test be better than no test at all?

The UK government has put lateral flow antigen tests (LFATs) at the forefront of its strategy to scale-up testing in the coronavirus pandemic. However, evidence from a pilot trial using an LFAT to identify asymptomatic infections in the community suggested that the test missed over half of the posit...

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Auteurs: Pugh, Jonathan (Auteur) ; Wilkinson, Dominic (Auteur) ; Savulescu, Julian 1963- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: 2022
Dans: Journal of medical ethics
Année: 2022, Volume: 48, Numéro: 5, Pages: 329-333
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