intertest
English
Etymology
inter- + test
Adjective
intertest (not comparable)
- Between or among tests (as with intertest variability or intertest scatter).
- 2015 January 16, Long Wong et al., “Effects of sulfonylurea as initial treatment on testosterone of middle-aged men with type 2 diabetes: A 16-week, pilot study”, in Journal of Diabetes Investigation, volume 6, DOI::
- Inclusion criteria were as follows: (i) newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes or type 2 diabetics who were inadequately controlled with diet and exercise or had taken oral antidiabetic medication irregularly (treatment duration shorter than 6 months) and had stopped treatment for more than 1 month; (ii) two consecutive FBG tests in 1 week with a level of 8.0–13.5 mmol/L and an intertest difference of <1.8 mmol/L; and (iii) male, aged 18–75 years, with a body mass index (BMI) of ≤40 kg/m 2 .
- 1994, Newman, Lee S., “Beryllium lung disease: the role of cell-mediated immunity in pathogenesis”, in Immunotoxicology and Immunopharmacology (Target Organ Toxicology Series), 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 389:
- Despite its proven value as a screening tool, the BeLT, like most cell culture–radiolabel incorporation assays, is associated with some intratest, intertest, and interlaboratory variability and provides only a semiquantitative estimate of T cell activity, even when we optimize the methodology. Further methodologic refinements may enhance the test's reliability and predictive value.
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Related terms
- intraobserver
- intrarater
- intratest
- intratester
- interobserver
- interrater
- intertester