The uncertainty with using risk prediction models for individual decision making: an exemplar cohort study examining the prediction of cardiovascular disease in English primary care

Abstract Background Risk prediction models are commonly used in practice to inform decisions on patients’ treatment. Uncertainty around risk scores beyond the confidence interval is rarely explored. We conducted an uncertainty analysis of the QRISK prediction tool to evaluate the robustness of indiv...

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Main Authors: Alexander Pate, Richard Emsley, Darren M. Ashcroft, Benjamin Brown, Tjeerd van Staa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-019-1368-8