title: How useful are models of natural history in clinical decision making and clinical research?
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Scardino
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008390:Markov Chains; D008954:Models, Biological; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D012107:Research Design