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A decision tree is a "graphic device used in decision analysis, series of decision options are represented as branches (hierarchical)."<ref>{{MeSH|Decision tree}}</ref>
A decision tree is a "graphic device used in decision analysis, series of decision options are represented as branches (hierarchical)."<ref>{{MeSH|Decision tree}}</ref>
Guidelines on interpreting a decision analysis in health care are available.<ref name="pmid7715043">{{cite journal |author=Richardson WS, Detsky AS |title=Users' guides to the medical literature. VII. How to use a clinical decision analysis. A. Are the results of the study valid? Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group |journal=JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association |volume=273 |issue=16 |pages=1292–5 |year=1995 |month=April |pmid=7715043 |doi= |url= |issn=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7745775">{{cite journal |author=Richardson WS, Detsky AS |title=Users' guides to the medical literature. VII. How to use a clinical decision analysis. B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? Evidence Based Medicine Working Group |journal=JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association |volume=273 |issue=20 |pages=1610–3 |year=1995 |pmid=7745775 |doi= |url= |issn=}}</ref>


An example of a decision analysis used in health care addresses screening for [[colorectal cancer]].<ref name="pmid18838717">{{cite journal |author=Zauber AG, Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, Knudsen AB, Wilschut J, van Ballegooijen M, Kuntz KM |title=Evaluating Test Strategies for Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Decision Analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force |journal=Annals of internal medicine |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2008 |month=October |pmid=18838717 |doi= |url=http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/0000605-200811040-00244v1 |issn=}}</ref>
An example of a decision analysis used in health care addresses screening for [[colorectal cancer]].<ref name="pmid18838717">{{cite journal |author=Zauber AG, Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, Knudsen AB, Wilschut J, van Ballegooijen M, Kuntz KM |title=Evaluating Test Strategies for Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Decision Analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force |journal=Annals of internal medicine |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2008 |month=October |pmid=18838717 |doi= |url=http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/0000605-200811040-00244v1 |issn=}}</ref>

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Decision analysis is a formal method for modeling complex decisions in order to quantitatively compare choices.

A decision tree is a "graphic device used in decision analysis, series of decision options are represented as branches (hierarchical)."[1]

Guidelines on interpreting a decision analysis in health care are available.[2][3]

An example of a decision analysis used in health care addresses screening for colorectal cancer.[4]

References

  1. Anonymous (2024), Decision tree (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. Richardson WS, Detsky AS (April 1995). "Users' guides to the medical literature. VII. How to use a clinical decision analysis. A. Are the results of the study valid? Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group". JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 273 (16): 1292–5. PMID 7715043[e]
  3. Richardson WS, Detsky AS (1995). "Users' guides to the medical literature. VII. How to use a clinical decision analysis. B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? Evidence Based Medicine Working Group". JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 273 (20): 1610–3. PMID 7745775[e]
  4. Zauber AG, Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, Knudsen AB, Wilschut J, van Ballegooijen M, Kuntz KM (October 2008). "Evaluating Test Strategies for Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Decision Analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force". Annals of internal medicine. PMID 18838717[e]