Who Is Normal?
Authors: RICHARD F. LEIGHTON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1984)

Editorials1 August 1984Who Is Normal?RICHARD F. LEIGHTON, M.D., THEODORE D. FRAKER JR., M.D.RICHARD F. LEIGHTON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, THEODORE D. FRAKER JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-101-2-254 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn this issue Rozanski and colleagues (1) discuss a problem common to all studies that attempt to establish sensitivity and specificity of medical tests: the definition of normal in the comparison group. The specificity of one test that has frequently been used to detect coronary artery disease, exercise radioangiography, is contrasted in three "normal" groups: patients with normal coronary arteries as shown by angiography, uncatheterized patients who have a calculated low probability of having coronary artery disease, and normal volunteers. 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