Decision curve analysis: A novel method for evaluating prediction models

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 565-574

  Vickers, Andrew J ^a,b   Elkin, Elena B ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Multivariate analysis; Prediction models

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PROSTATE CANCER; SEMINAL VESICLE;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMINAL VESICLES;

EID: 33750905259     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X06295361     Document Type: Article

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