title: [Development, implementation and practical use of a diagnostic score].
abstract: In recent years many clinical prediction rules (CPR) have been developed. Before a CPR can be used in clinical practice, different methodical steps are necessary, from the development of the score, the internal and external validation to the impact study. Before using a CPR in daily practice family doctors have to verify how the rules have been developed and whether this has been done in a population similar to the population in which they would use them. The aim of this paper is to describe the development of a CPR, and to discuss advantages and risks related to the use of CPR in order to help family doctors in their choice of scores for use in their daily practice.
authors.affiliation: Institut universitaire de médecine générale, Université de Lausanne et PMU, Lausanne. lilli.herzig@hin.ch
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Herzig
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bischoff
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Favrat
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vaucher
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gencer
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mühlemann
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D005194:Family Practice; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D015203:Reproducibility of Results