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  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments & Dedication; Abbreviations/Acronyms; 1 Introduction: understanding diagnosis and diagnostic testing; 2 Reliability and measurement error; 3 Dichotomous tests; 4 Multilevel and continuous tests; 5 Critical appraisal of studies of diagnostic tests; 6 Screening tests; 7 Prognostic tests and studies; 8 Multiple tests and multivariable decision rules; 9 Quantifying treatment effects using randomized trials; 10 Alternatives to randomized trials for estimating treatment effects.
  • 11 Understanding P-values and confidence intervals12 Challenges for evidence-based diagnosis; Answers to problems; Index.