Description
While most books on evidence-based medicine deal with the interpretation of diagnostic test results, ‘The Evidence Base of Clinical Diagnosis’ addresses methods to construct the design itself. The book presents a framework for choosing an appropriate study design, and for preparing and executing diagnostic studies. Guidelines for both original empirical studies and systematic reviews are provided, and the applicability of research results are addressed. In addition, the book covers clinical problem solving, diagnostic decision support using ICT, and implementation issues.
Table of Contents
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Evaluation of diagnostic procedure: an overview
The architecture of diagnostic research
Assessment of the discrimination of diagnostic tests – the cross-sectional study
Diagnostic testing and prognosis. The randomised trial in diagnostic research
Measuring the impact of diagnostic testing on diagnostic decision making
Designing studies to ensure that estimates of test accuracy will travel
Principles of diagnostic data analysis and data interpretation in diagnostic research
Didactic guidelines for conducting systematic reviews of studies evaluating accuracy of diag. Tests
Clinical problem solving and diagnostic decision making
Improving test ordering and diagnostic cost-effectiveness in clinical practice
Diagnostic decision support: contributions from medical informatics
Concluding chapter