When Screening For, Monitoring, and Diagnosing Disease, a Health-Care Provider

question 9

Multiple Choice

When screening for, monitoring, and diagnosing disease, a health-care provider always evaluates a measurement tool for which of the following attributes? (Select all that apply.)

• A)Reliability
• B)Validity
• C)Functionality
• D)Sensitivity
• E)Specificity

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Definitions:

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