Multiple Score Comparison: a network meta-analysis approach to comparison and external validation of prognostic scores

Abstract Background Prediction models and prognostic scores have been increasingly popular in both clinical practice and clinical research settings, for example to aid in risk-based decision making or control for confounding. In many medical fields, a large number of prognostic scores are available,...

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Main Authors: Sarah R. Haile, Beniamino Guerra, Joan B. Soriano, Milo A. Puhan, for the 3CIA collaboration
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-017-0433-2