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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
1
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1989-8-15
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| pubmed:abstractText |
A metaanalysis of published reports of outbreaks of hypersensitivity pneumonitis was undertaken. A statistically significant substantial decline was seen in the sensitivity of chest X-rays (percent of positive in cases of disease) for the diagnosis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis over the years 1950-1980. Chest X-rays were also less likely to be abnormal where a population-based approach to the diagnosis of disease had been undertaken. Such declines in the diagnostic "sensitivity" of a test may be related to secular trends in knowledge and recognition of disease or to changes in the disease itself. Standardization of chest X-ray interpretation alone, even if successful, may not resolve the issue of accurate diagnosis of interstitial lung disease.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
0271-3586
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
16
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
45-53
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1989
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Chest X-rays in hypersensitivity pneumonitis: a metaanalysis of secular trend.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Division of General Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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