PLoS Medicine (Jan 2013)

Evaluation of prediction models for decision-making: beyond calibration and discrimination.

  • Lars Holmberg,
  • Andrew Vickers

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001491
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 7
p. e1001491

Abstract

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Lars Holmberg and Andrew Vickers discuss the importance of ensuring prediction models lead to better decision making in light of new research into breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer risk by Ruth Pfeiffer and colleagues. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.