Thomas B Newman, Michael A Kohn

Evidence-Based Diagnosis

An Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Explains the mathematics involved in understanding and choosing an array of diagnostic and prognostic tests, in order to improve treatment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2nd Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 405
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 158mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 657g
• ISBN-13: 9781108436717
• ISBN-10: 1108436714
• Artikelnr.: 58533317

Autorenporträt

Thomas B. Newman is the Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Pediatrics at the University of California San Francisco, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Understanding Diagnosis and Evidence-Based Diagnosis
2. Dichotomous Tests
3. Multilevel and Continuous Tests
4. Critical Appraisal of Studies of Diagnostic Test Accuracy
5. Reliability and Measurement Error
6. Risk Predictions
7. Multiple Tests and Multivariable Decision Rules
8. Quantifying Treatment Effects Using Randomized Trials
9. Alternatives to Randomized Trials for Estimating Treatment Effects
10. Screening Tests
11. Understanding P-Values and Confidence Intervals
12. Challenges for Evidence-Based Diagnosis
Problems and Answers
Index