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Medical decision making / Harold C. Sox, Michael C. Higgins, Douglas K. Owens.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Sox, Harold C.
Contributor:
Higgins, Michael C. (Michael Clark), 1950-
Owens, Douglas K.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Diagnosis, Differential.
Cost effectiveness.
Decision making.
Probabilities.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (365 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed.
Place of Publication:
Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
Summary:
"This title provides a thorough understanding of the key decision making infrastructure of clinical practice and retains its emphasis on practice and principles of individualized medical decision making"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Differential Diagnosis
Probability: Quantifying Uncertainty
Understanding New Information: Bayes' Theorem
Measuring the Accuracy of Diagnostic Information
Expected Value Decision Analysis
Markov Models and Time-Varying Outcomes
Measuring the Outcome of Care
Selection and Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Cost-Benefit Analysis
Medical Decision Making In Practice: Advanced Methods
Index.
Notes:
Rev. ed. of: Medical decision making / Harold C. Sox, Jr. ... [et al.]. c1998.
Originally published in 1988.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1-118-34156-2
1-118-34154-6
1-118-34157-0
OCLC:
820553432

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