Evidence-Based Diagnosis

Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Pres, 2009. Paperback. Fine. Quarto in dark red glossy wraps; xiii, 295 pages: illustrations; 26 cm; bibliographical references and index. "Textbook about diagnostic, screening, and prognostic tests in clinical medicine. The authors' approach is based on many years of experience teaching physicians in a clinical research training program. Although requiring only a minimum of mathematics knowledge, the quantitative discussions in this book are deeper and more rigorous than in most introductory texts. The book includes numerous worked examples and 60 problems (with answers) based on real clinical situations and journal articles. The book will be helpful and accessible to anyone looking to select, develop, or market medical tests." -- Publisher Contents: 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) -- Evaluation. Diagnosis -- Research. Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures. Clinical Medicine -- methods. Evidence-Based Medicine. Diagnostics -- Problèmes et exercices. Médecine factuelle -- Problèmes et exercices. Exploration fonctionnelle -- Problèmes et exercices. Diagnostics -- Recherche -- Problèmes et exercices. Diagnosis. Evidence-based medicine.