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1 Is a Positive Developmental-Behavioral Screening Score Sufficient to Justify Referral? A Review of Evidence and Theory  R. Christopher Sheldrick, PhD, Daryl Garfinkel, BA  Academic Pediatrics  Volume 17, Issue 5, Pages (July 2017) DOI: /j.acap Copyright © 2017 Academic Pediatric Association Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Visualization of sensitivity, positive predictive value (PPV), and threshold probability. (A) Normal distributions of screening scores. (B) Sensitivity and PPV: calculated from all true positive (TP), false positive (FP), or false negative (FN) results. (C) Threshold probability: calculated on the basis of frequency (f) of children from healthy and affected populations who score at the threshold. Academic Pediatrics  , DOI: ( /j.acap ) Copyright © 2017 Academic Pediatric Association Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Positive predictive value (PPV) and proportion who screen positive as a function of sensitivity, specificity, and prevalence. Academic Pediatrics  , DOI: ( /j.acap ) Copyright © 2017 Academic Pediatric Association Terms and Conditions


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