Evidence-based diagnosis / Thomas B. Newman, Michael A. Kohn.
By: Newman, Thomas B.
Contributor(s): Kohn, Michael A.
Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009Description: xiii, 295 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9780521886529 (hbk.).Subject(s): Diagnosis | Evidence-based medicine | Function tests (Medicine) -- Evaluation | Diagnosis -- ResearchDDC classification: 616.075Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Remark |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.