Clinical prediction models: Are we building better mousetraps?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 851-853

  Liao, Lawrence ^a   Mark, Daniel B ^a,b  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE TEST; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; ST SEGMENT;

EID: 0042364998     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00836-2     Document Type: Editorial

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