Applying Comparative Effectiveness Data to Medical Decision Making A Practical Guide

This textbook introduces students to the basic concepts and methods used to measure and compare the expected benefits, risks and cost of preventive and therapeutic medical interventions. It provides an easily accessible overview of comparative effectiveness and its practical applications to daily me...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Asche, Carl (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2016, 2016
Edition:1st ed. 2016
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to Comparative Effectiveness Research
  • 2. Randomized Controlled Trials
  • 3. Observational Studies
  • 4. Evaluating Published CER Evidence
  • 5. Epidemiological Principles Applied to CER
  • 6. The Question of Value
  • 7. Medical Decision Making: When Evidence and Medical Culture Clash
  • 8. The Value of Prevention