Number of Publications on New Clinical Prediction Models: A Bibliometric Review.

Journal: JMIR medical informatics
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Concerns have been expressed about the abundance of new clinical prediction models (CPMs) proposed in the literature. However, the extent of this proliferation in prediction research remains unclear.

Authors

  • Banafsheh Arshi
    Department of Epidemiology, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Peter Debyeplein 1, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht, 6200 MD, The Netherlands, 31 433882821.
  • Laure Wynants
    Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
  • Eline Rijnhart
    Department of Epidemiology, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Peter Debyeplein 1, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht, 6200 MD, The Netherlands, 31 433882821.
  • Kelly Reeve
    Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Laura Elizabeth Cowley
    Population Data Science, Swansea University Medical School, Wales, United Kingdom.
  • Luc J Smits
    Department of Epidemiology, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Peter Debyeplein 1, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht, 6200 MD, The Netherlands, 31 433882821.