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Algorithms and surrogate markers in translational research
Author(s) -
van Helden Paul
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/embor.2011.215
Subject(s) - surrogate endpoint , medical diagnosis , translational research , diagnostic test , medicine , intensive care medicine , pathology , pediatrics
Diagnostic tests to measure pathological aberrations help physicians to make diagnoses. Indirect, so‐called surrogate markers have even greater potential to improve diagnostic and clinical tests, if used within a smart framework.