A guide to decision making in evidence-based diagnostics

Periodontology 2000

Volumn 39, Issue , 2005, Pages 164-177

  Needleman, Ian ^a   Moles, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MASS SCREENING; PERIODONTITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MASS SCREENING; PERIODONTITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVIEW LITERATURE; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 26944437497     PISSN: 09066713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2005.00119.x     Document Type: Review

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