Using decision rules in primary care practice.
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.
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Department of Family Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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