title: A guide to decision making in evidence-based diagnostics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Needleman
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Moles
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008403:Mass Screening; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012372:ROC Curve; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity