basic tools for medical decision making and self-learning /
First Statement of Responsibility
Stephen C. Aronoff
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2011
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xi, 137 p. :
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ill. ;
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24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Developing a clinical question and searching the medical literature -- The anatomy of a clinical study -- Designs of clinical studies -- Lies, more lies, and statistics -- Answering a question regarding the treatment of a disease -- Answering a question regarding the utility of a diagnostic test -- Answering a question regarding prognosis and risk factors -- Answering a question using a clinical prediction rule -- Answering a question about etiology or differential diagnosis -- Using medical evidence to answer a question regarding clinical presentation -- Using meta-analyses to answer a question of diagnosis and therapy -- Answering a question regarding causation -- Clinical guidelines : prepackaged medical decisions -- Putting it all together -- Developing a plan for lifelong education -- Teaching medical decision making