Understanding articles describing clinical prediction tools

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1603-1612

  Randolph, Adrienne G ^a   Guyatt, Gordon H ^b   Calvin, James E ^c   Doig, Gordon ^d   Richardson, W Scott ^e,f   Cook, Deborah J ^g  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical prediction rules; Critical appraisal; Evidence based medicine; Models; Prediction; Prognosis; Regression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; APACHE; CHEST PAIN; DECISION TREES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031684817     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199809000-00036     Document Type: Article

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