Interpreting Results in Clinical Research: Overview of Measures of Effect, Measures of Precision, and Measures of Diagnostic Accuracy for Clinicians and Researchers

Marcello Di Nisio; Harry R. Büller; Patrick M.M. Bossuyt; Holger J. Schünemann

doi:10.1002/9781444300857.ch3

Interpreting Results in Clinical Research: Overview of Measures of Effect, Measures of Precision, and Measures of Diagnostic Accuracy for Clinicians and Researchers

Marcello Di Nisio
, Harry R. Büller
, Patrick M.M. Bossuyt
, Holger J. Schünemann

Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

Gabriele d'Annunzio University
University of Amsterdam

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Evidence-Based Hematology
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons
Pages	15-22
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9781405157476
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444300857.ch3
State	Published - Feb 4 2009

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Diagnostic accuracy measures
Interpreting results in clinical research
Likelihood ratios contrasting proportions of patients with and without target disorder
Measures of precision
Number needed to treat (NNT) or the number needed to harm (NNH)
Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of diagnostic tests
Test accuracy - surrogate for patient outcomes
Test and treatment thresholds

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Interpreting Results in Clinical Research: Overview of Measures of Effect, Measures of Precision, and Measures of Diagnostic Accuracy for Clinicians and Researchers. / Di Nisio, Marcello; Büller, Harry R.; Bossuyt, Patrick M.M. et al.
Evidence-Based Hematology. John Wiley and Sons, 2009. p. 15-22.

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