Assessing the impact of biomarkers on patient outcome: An obligatory step

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL. 242, 2010, Pages 85-89

  Bruns, David E ^a   Boyd, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CONSORT; Diagnostic testing; Outcomes; Simulation modelling; STARD

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FRACTIONATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SIMULATION; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77953159063     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2010.493410     Document Type: Review

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