External validation is only needed when prediction models are worth it (Letter commenting on: J Clin Epidemiol. 2015;68:25-34)

J Clin Epidemiol. 2016 Jan:69:249-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.01.022. Epub 2015 Feb 3.

Authors

Forike K Martens¹, Jannigje G Kers¹, A Cecile J W Janssens²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Genetics/EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Section Community Genetics, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
² Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. Electronic address: cecile.janssens@emory.edu.

PMID: 25726454
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.01.022

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Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Humans
Models, Statistical*
Risk*