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A decision tree is a "graphic device used in decision analysis, series of decision options are represented as branches (hierarchical)."<ref>{{MeSH|Decision tree}}</ref> | A decision tree is a "graphic device used in decision analysis, series of decision options are represented as branches (hierarchical)."<ref>{{MeSH|Decision tree}}</ref> | ||
Guidelines on interpreting a decision analysis in health care are available.<ref name="pmid7715043">{{cite journal |author=Richardson WS, Detsky AS |title=Users' guides to the medical literature. VII. How to use a clinical decision analysis. A. Are the results of the study valid? Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group |journal=JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association |volume=273 |issue=16 |pages=1292–5 |year=1995 |month=April |pmid=7715043 |doi= |url= |issn=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7745775">{{cite journal |author=Richardson WS, Detsky AS |title=Users' guides to the medical literature. VII. How to use a clinical decision analysis. B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? Evidence Based Medicine Working Group |journal=JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association |volume=273 |issue=20 |pages=1610–3 |year=1995 |pmid=7745775 |doi= |url= |issn=}}</ref> | |||
An example of a decision analysis used in health care addresses screening for [[colorectal cancer]].<ref name="pmid18838717">{{cite journal |author=Zauber AG, Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, Knudsen AB, Wilschut J, van Ballegooijen M, Kuntz KM |title=Evaluating Test Strategies for Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Decision Analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force |journal=Annals of internal medicine |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2008 |month=October |pmid=18838717 |doi= |url=http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/0000605-200811040-00244v1 |issn=}}</ref> | An example of a decision analysis used in health care addresses screening for [[colorectal cancer]].<ref name="pmid18838717">{{cite journal |author=Zauber AG, Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, Knudsen AB, Wilschut J, van Ballegooijen M, Kuntz KM |title=Evaluating Test Strategies for Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Decision Analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force |journal=Annals of internal medicine |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2008 |month=October |pmid=18838717 |doi= |url=http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/0000605-200811040-00244v1 |issn=}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:11, 28 October 2008
Decision analysis is a formal method for modeling complex decisions in order to quantitatively compare choices.
A decision tree is a "graphic device used in decision analysis, series of decision options are represented as branches (hierarchical)."[1]
Guidelines on interpreting a decision analysis in health care are available.[2][3]
An example of a decision analysis used in health care addresses screening for colorectal cancer.[4]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Decision tree (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Richardson WS, Detsky AS (April 1995). "Users' guides to the medical literature. VII. How to use a clinical decision analysis. A. Are the results of the study valid? Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group". JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 273 (16): 1292–5. PMID 7715043. [e]
- ↑ Richardson WS, Detsky AS (1995). "Users' guides to the medical literature. VII. How to use a clinical decision analysis. B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? Evidence Based Medicine Working Group". JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 273 (20): 1610–3. PMID 7745775. [e]
- ↑ Zauber AG, Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, Knudsen AB, Wilschut J, van Ballegooijen M, Kuntz KM (October 2008). "Evaluating Test Strategies for Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Decision Analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force". Annals of internal medicine. PMID 18838717. [e]