{"product_id":"modeling-in-medical-decision-making-9780471986089","title":"Modeling in Medical Decision Making","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecent progress in fast, parallel computing and in simulation-based inference has lead to the development of extremely powerful statistical tools. These can now be successfully applied to address the most pressing practical and ethical concerns arising from medical decision problems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...good to use as one component in a graduate course...for established statisticians and biostatisticians, the book is a good way to get up to speed...\" (Journal of the American Statistical Association, March 2007)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"...strongly recommend...[it] to clinical researchers and statisticians.\" (Journal of Statistical Computation \u0026amp; Simulation, May 2004)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"...I recommend his book.\" (Statistics in Medicine, 28 February 2003)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"...a comprehensive presentation of topics...\" (Clinical Chemistry, Vol. 49, No. 4)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"...an indispensable volume owing to the clarity of its discussion...\" (Journal of Drug Assessment, Vol.6, No.4, 2003)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"...another fine practical applications book...\" (Technometrics, Vol. 44, No. 4, November 2002)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"...skillfully brings together sophisticated statistical models and detailed medical applications...\" (Applied Clinical Trials, June 2002)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"...surveys inferential methods...features case studies...\" (SciTech Book News, Vol. 26, No. 2, June 2002)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"...useful to research students in biostatistics...a welcome addition to any undergraduate library in statistics...\" (The Statistician)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART I: METHODS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. Inference.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Summary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Medical Diagnosis.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Genetic Counseling.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Estimating sensitivity and specificity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chronic disease modeling.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. Decision making.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Summary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Foundations of expected utility theory.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Measuring the value of avoiding a major stroke.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Decision making in health care.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cost-effectiveness analyses in the SPPM.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Statistical decision problems.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. Simulation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Summary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Inference via simulation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Prediction and expected utility via simulation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sensitivity analysis via simulation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Searching for strategies via simulation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part II: CASE STUDIES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. Meta-analysis.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Summary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Meta-analysis.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bayesian meta-analysis.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tamoxifen in early breast cancer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Combined studies with continuous and dichotomous responses.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Migraine headache.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Decision trees.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Summary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Axillary lymph node dissection in early breast cancer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A simple decision tree\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A more complete decision tree for ALND\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. Chronic disease modeling.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Summary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Model overview.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Natural history model.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Modeling the effects of screening.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Comparing screening schedules.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Model critique.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Optimizing screening schedule.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515435180375,"sku":"9780471986089","price":101.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/modeling-in-medical-decision-making-9780471986089","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}