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false negative test result

— For tests, a false negative result is when the index test result is negative, while the reference standard test result is positive


Full forklaring:

In a study of diagnostic test accuracy, a false negative test result means that the test being evaluated (the index test) incorrectly indicated that a participant did not have the target condition when, based on the reference standard test, that person actually had the condition.

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