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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809207903321

Autore

Sox Harold C

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2013

ISBN

1-118-34156-2

1-118-34154-6

1-118-34157-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (365 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HigginsMichael C <1950-> (Michael Clark)

OwensDouglas K

Disciplina

616.07/5

Soggetti

Diagnosis, Differential

Cost effectiveness

Decision making

Probabilities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Medical decision making / Harold C. Sox, Jr. ... [et al.]. c1998.

Originally published in 1988.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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.