1. ed.: 1998.

Bibliogr.

Differential Diagnosis -- Probability: Quantifying Uncertainty -- Understanding New Information: Bayes' Theorem -- Measuring the Accuracy of Diagnostic Information -- Expected Value Decision Analysis -- Markov Models and Time-Varying Outcomes --Measuring the Outcome of Care -- Selection and Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests -- Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Cost-Benefit Analysis -- Medical Decision Making In Practice: Advanced Methods -- Index.

"This title provides a thorough understanding of the key decision making infrastructure of clinical practice and retains its emphasis on practice and principles of individualized medical decision making"--Provided by publisher.