Toward a peer review process for medical decision analysis models

Medical Care

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1994, Pages JS52-JS64

  Sonnenberg, Frank A ^a   Roberts, Mark S ^b   Tsevat, Joel ^b   Wong, John B ^c   Barry, Michael ^b   Kent, Daniel L ^d  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Network Health Plan Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Decision modeling; Peer review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; REPRODUCIBILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 0028471301     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199407001-00005     Document Type: Article

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