Evidence-based diagnosis /
Newman, Thomas B.
Kohn, Michael A.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,
2009.
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.
Diagnosis.
Evidence-based medicine.
Function tests (Medicine)
Diagnosis