Title: Decision Analysis in Diagnosis and Treatment Choice
Abstract: Abstract Decision analysis, a quantitative approach to decision making under conditions of uncertainty, is introduced and its use in clinical decision making is described. Decision analysis identifies the optimal course of action as that which maximizes (or minimizes) the expected value of the outcome as specified by the decision maker. Through sensitivity analysis, the parameters that affect the optimal course of action are identified. The expected value of clinical information and perfect information are defined in the context of a clinical example.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-12-01
Language: en
Type: other
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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