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Data mining to determine risk in medical decisions /
Decisions regarding the risks involved in medical treatments must belong to patients and their physicians - after all, it is the patient's health and life which is at stake. But patients will not be equipped for this decision-making process if they cannot be given some idea as to the risks and...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Washington, D.C. :
IOS Press,
©2011.
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| Colección: | Studies in health technology and informatics ;
v. 171. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Decisions regarding the risks involved in medical treatments must belong to patients and their physicians - after all, it is the patient's health and life which is at stake. But patients will not be equipped for this decision-making process if they cannot be given some idea as to the risks and benefits of treatment. Such risks are generally estimated by a consensus panel of specialist physicians using supporting medical literature. Unfortunately, this literature does not always provide a good estimate of risk, particularly in the case of rare occurrences. This book demonstrates statistical tec. |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 257 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781607508397 1607508397 128343301X 9781283433013 9781607508380 1607508389 |