Evidence-based diagnosis
by
Newman, Thomas B.
Title
:
Evidence-based diagnosis
Author
:
Newman, Thomas B.
ISBN
:
9780521886529
9780521714020
Personal Author
:
Newman, Thomas B.
Publication Information
:
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Physical Description
:
xiii, 295 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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.
Subject Term
:
Diagnosis.
Evidence-based medicine.
Function tests (Medicine) -- Evaluation.
Diagnosis -- Research.
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures -- Problems and Exercises.
Clinical Medicine -- methods -- Problems and Exercises.
Evidence-Based Medicine -- Problems and Exercises.
Added Author
:
Kohn, Michael A.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025445269 | 616.075 N555E 2009 | 1 |