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Evidence-based diagnosis
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Title
Evidence-based diagnosis / Thomas B. Newman, Michael A. Kohn.
ISBN
9780521886529 (hardback)
052188652X (hardback)
9780521714020 (pbk.)
0521714028 (pbk.)
Published
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Physical Description
xiii, 295 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
Summary
Textbook about diagnostic, screening, and prognostic tests in clinical medicine. The authors' approach is based on many years of experience teaching physicians in a clinical research training program. Although requiring only a minimum of mathematics knowledge, the quantitative discussions in this book are deeper and more rigorous than in most introductory texts. The book includes numerous worked examples and 60 problems (with answers) based on real clinical situations and journal articles. The book will be helpful and accessible to anyone looking to select, develop, or market medical tests.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 22, 2014
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: Understanding diagnosis and diagnostic testing
Reliability and measurement error
Dichotomous tests
Multilevel and continuous tests
Critical appraisal of studies of diagnostic tests
Screening tests
Prognostic tests and studies
Multiple tests and multivariable decision rules
Quantifying treatment effects using randomized trials
Alternatives to randomized trials for estimating treatment effects
Understanding P-values and confidence intervals
Challenges for evidence-based diagnosis.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures - Problems and Exercises.
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