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Other authors / contributors: | IOS Press.
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ISBN: | 9781607508397 1607508397 128343301X 9781283433013 9781607508380 1607508389
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Notes: | Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary: | 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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Other form: | Print version: Cerrito, Patricia B. Data mining to determine risk in medical decisions. Amsterdam ; Washington, D.C. : IOS Press, ©2011
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Standard no.: | 9786613433015
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