Title:	MECHANISTIC MODELS FOR HEALTHCARE: A REVIEW OF CURRENT PRACTICE AND POSSIBILITIES
Author(s):	Ivana ?a?e, John-Jules Ch. Meyer
ISBN:	978-989-8704-11-5
Editors:	Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías, Claire Gauzente, Miguel Baptista Nunes, Guo Chao Peng and Mário Macedo
Year:	2014
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	Prediction, decision support, modelling
Type:	Reflection
First Page:	394
Last Page:	398
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	Biomedical theory is often expressed in formal, usually dynamic mathematical models. However, these models rarely find their way into clinical practice. We review a number of projects where models of the underlying system are put to use to improve healthcare and find that such an approach can have advantages above alternative strategies. We discuss the obstacles to this approach and we conclude that it can fit in the paradigm of Evidence-Based Medicine.
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