The limitations of risk factors as prognostic tools.

作者: James H. Ware

DOI: 10.1056/NEJMP068249

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摘要: … adds little to the sensitivity and specificity of a prognostic test for death within 5 years. The usual measure of the performance of a prognostic test is the receiver-operating-characteristic (…

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