Communicating Risk: Developing an “Efficiency Index” for Dementia Screening Tests
Diagnostic and screening tests may have risks such as misdiagnosis, as well as the potential benefits of correct diagnosis. Effective communication of this risk to both clinicians and patients can be problematic. The purpose of this study was to develop a metric called the “efficiency index” (EI), d...
Main Author: | Andrew J. Larner |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-11-01
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Series: | Brain Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/11/1473 |
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