This unique book presents a framework for the strategy and methodology of diagnostic research, in relation to its relevance for practice. Now in its second edition The Evidence Base of Clinical Diagnosis has been fully revised and extended with new chapters covering the STARD gu…
This book was first published by BMJ Books in 2002, and based on a popular series published in the British Medical Journal. At that time it was unique in addressing evidence-based issues in the field of clinical diagnosis, and was enthusiastically received by the clinical resear…
This unique book presents a framework for the strategy and methodology of diagnostic research, in relation to its relevance for practice. Now in its second edition The Evidence Base of Clinical Diagnosis has been fully revised and extended with new chapters covering the STARD gu…
Introduciton : understanding diagnosis and diagnostic testing -- Dichotomous tests -- Multilevel and continuous tests -- Critical appraisal of studies of diagnostic test accuracy -- Reliability and measurement error -- Risk predictions -- Multiple tests and multivariable decisio…