Mentor: A Bayesian model for prediction of mental retardation in newborns

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 303-318

  Mani, Subramani ^a   McDermott, Suzanne ^b   Valtorta, Marco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030800524     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-4222(97)00012-7     Document Type: Article

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