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American Journal of Epidemiology Advance Access originally published online on May 28, 2009
American Journal of Epidemiology 2009 170(4):528; doi:10.1093/aje/kwp129
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American Journal of Epidemiology © The Author 2009. Published by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org.

BOOK REVIEW

Clinical Prediction Models: A Practical Approach to Development, Validation, and Updating

By Ewout W. Steyerberg

Todd A. Alonzo

Division of Biostatistics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033

(e-mail: talonzo@childrensoncologygroup.org)

ISBN: 978-0-387-77243-1, Springer, New York, New York (Telephone: 212-460-1500, Fax: 212-460-1575, E-mail: service-ny@springer.com, World Wide Web: http://www.springer.com), 2009, 500 pp., $89.95

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On page 2 of this book, Ewout Steyerberg notes that clinical prediction models "combine a number of characteristics (e.g., related to the patient, the disease, or treatment) to predict a diagnostic or prognostic outcome." This book covers an important topic, because these prediction models are essential for individualizing diagnostic and treatment decision making. The topic is of increased importance as evidence-based medicine is increasingly implemented and as scientific and technologic advances reveal new . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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