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Prevention of violence against women: Recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

C. Nadine Wathen, Harriet L. MacMillan and ; with The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
CMAJ September 16, 2003 169 (6) 582-584;
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  • Potential harms: false positives
    Felix Baerlocher
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    Nadine Wathen and Harriet MacMillan discuss potential benefits and harms of routine screening for violence against women. Among the potential harms, they list false-negative results (failure to detect existing abuse). They fail to list the complementary type of error, false- positives: diagnosing abuse where none exists, either because of false accusations or due to errors by the clinician.

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    Nadine Wathen and Harriet MacMillan discuss potential benefits and harms of routine screening for violence against women. Among the potential harms, they list false-negative results (failure to detect existing abuse). They fail to list the complementary type of error, false- positives: diagnosing abuse where none exists, either because of false accusations or due to errors by the clinician.

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