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Positive Predictive Value of Diagnostic Test

Known as: PPV, positive predictive value 
The probability that an individual is affected with the condition when a positive test result is observed. Predictive values should only be… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
OBJECTIVE Breast lump is one of the most common surgical problems in females. Surgical biopsy of palpable breast lump was… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
A new series of high brightness and luminance efficient poly(p-phenylenevinylene) (PPV)-based electroluminescent (EL) polymers… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
ObjectiveTo evaluate the prevalence, outcome and possible risk factors for hyperlactataemia and lactic acidosis in HIV-positive… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
A method is described for increasing luminescence in poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV) light-emitting diodes. Cis linkages were… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Operating lifetime is the main problem that complicates the use of polymeric light-emitting diodes (LEDs). A class of electron… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
We assessed the efficacy of intraoperative frozen-section histology in detecting infection in failed arthroplasties in 106 hips… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
We report the results of light scattering, absorption, excitation, and emission spectroscopy of three polyphenylene vinylene (PPV… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
The large extent of the singlet exciton in poly(phenylene vinylene) (PPV) and the small Stokes shift suggest an effective-mass… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
The potential of positron emission tomography (PET) to distinguish benign from malignant ovarian tissue was evaluated by… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
From 1987 through 1990, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) evaluated variations in the mortality rates experienced…