title: Using decision rules in primary care practice.
abstract: Decision rules help physicians make more accurate predictions about diagnosis, prognosis and response to treatment. In this article, guidelines for finding decision rules are outlined. A mnemonic is presented (Pre-Dic-TiVe) that assists physicians in evaluation of decision rules for clinical practice. A survey of decision rules for primary care physicians is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ebell
mesh_terms: D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D003933:Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012372:ROC Curve; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013812:Therapeutics / Q000379:methods