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. 2014 Oct 30:36:e2014025.
doi: 10.4178/epih/e2014025. eCollection 2014.

The clinical decision analysis using decision tree

Jong-Myon Bae  1
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The clinical decision analysis using decision tree

Jong-Myon Bae. Epidemiol Health. .

Abstract

The clinical decision analysis (CDA) has used to overcome complexity and uncertainty in medical problems. The CDA is a tool allowing decision-makers to apply evidence-based medicine to make objective clinical decisions when faced with complex situations. The usefulness and limitation including six steps in conducting CDA were reviewed. The application of CDA results should be done under shared decision with patients' value.

Keywords: Decision analysis; Decision support techniques; Decision-making; Evidence-base medicine.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author has no conflicts of interest to declare for this study.

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Steps of clinical decision analysis using decision tree method.
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