Medical decision making
By: Harold C. Sox, Michael C. Higgins, Douglas K. Owens
Contributors: Higgins, Michael C. (Michael Clark), 1950-; Owens, Douglas K.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex, UK
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780470658666
Subjects: Cost-Benefit Analysis; Decision Making; Probability; Differential Diagnosis
Other titles: Medical decision making.
Description: "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.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Medical decision making / Harold C. Sox, Jr. ... [et al.]. c1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:  Differential Diagnosis; title: Probability: Quantifying Uncertainty; title: Understanding New Information: Bayes' Theorem; title: Measuring the Accuracy of Diagnostic Information; title: Expected Value Decision Analysis; title: Markov Models and Time-Varying Outcomes; title: Measuring the Outcome of Care; title: Selection and Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests; title: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Cost-Benefit Analysis; title: Medical Decision Making In Practice: Advanced Methods; title: Index.