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SUBMITTER: Chowdhury MZI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7032893 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Family medicine and community health 20200216 1
Clinical prediction models are used frequently in clinical practice to identify patients who are at risk of developing an adverse outcome so that preventive measures can be initiated. A prediction model can be developed in a number of ways; however, an appropriate variable selection strategy needs to be followed in all cases. Our purpose is to introduce readers to the concept of variable selection in prediction modelling, including the importance of variable selection and variable reduction stra ...[more]