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Year : 1999 | Volume
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An introduction to clinical decision analysis in ophthalmology
Sanita Korah1, Ravi Thomas1, Jayaprakash Muliyil2
1 Schell Eye Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India 2 Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Correspondence Address:
Ravi Thomas Schell Eye Hospital, Christian Medical College, Arni Road, Vellore - 632 001 India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
PMID: 16130287
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Ophthalmologists are often confronted with difficult clinical management problems. In such cases, even published experience may be limited; consequently multiple, generally unproven management options are usually available. When placed in such situations, most of us decide on the most appropriate course of action based on intuition or (limited) previous experience. In this article, we use examples to introduce the concept of decision analysis, a method of generating objective decisions for complex clinical problems. |
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