• Front Matter R1-R8

• Introduction 1-7

• 1. Rationale for Assessment of Diagnostic Technology 8-22

• 2. The Use of Diagnostic Tests: A Probabilistic Approach 23-54

• 3. Assessment: Problems and Proposed Solutions 55-72

• 4. Primary Assessment of Diagnostic Tests: Barriers to Implementation 73-106

• 5. Costs and Sources of Funding 107-119

• 6. A National Program for Assessing Diagnostic Technology 120-128

• 7. Problems of Multi-Institutional Studies 129-142

• The Authors 143-144

" 3. Assessment: Problems and Proposed Solutions ." Assessment of Diagnostic Technology in Health Care: Rationale, Methods, Problems, and Directions . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1989 .

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