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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819329203321

Autore

Thompson Matthew J

Titolo

Diagnostic tests toolkit / / Matthew Thompson, Ann Van den Bruel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

9786613300423

9781119951803

1119951801

9781283300421

1283300427

9781119951827

1119951828

9781119951797

1119951798

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (114 p.)

Collana

EBM toolkit series

Altri autori (Persone)

Van den BruelAnn

Disciplina

616.07/5

Soggetti

Diagnosis

Function tests (Medicine)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Diagnosis in evidence-based medicine -- Evaluating new diagnostic tests -- Asking an answerable clinical question -- Finding the evidence : how to get the most from your searching -- Selecting relevant studies -- Sources of bias in diagnostic studies -- Measures of discrimination of diagnostic tests -- Using diagnostic information in clinical practice -- Screening tests -- Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy studies.

Sommario/riassunto

This new volume in the Toolkit series is designed for clinicians and junior researchers who need to interpret the evidence for the effectiveness of the many diagnostic tests now available. Exceptionally user-friendly, this pocket-sized textbook realizes readers are not experts in diagnostic test interpretation. The authors cover a variety of issues, from how to design diagnostic test studies to understanding the results of diagnostic tests and interpreting the findings for clinical



practice and health care policy.