The proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as diseased by the screening test.
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(2008). Sensitivity. In: Baert, A.L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Diagnostic Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-35280-8_2243
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