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Figure 1 | BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

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From: Are decision trees a feasible knowledge representation to guide extraction of critical information from randomized controlled trial reports?

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Example tree structure from an RCT (PMID: 12637461). The tree compares tamoxifen treatment with tamoxifen plus aminoglutenthimide for postmenopausal breast cancer patients. The primary outcome measure is 5 year disease free survival (DFS), whose numerical values can directly be utilized in decision analysis. The corresponding true decision tree is illustrated.

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