The use of a neural network for studying the relationship between air pollution and asthma-related emergency room visits

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1199-1202

  Nutman, A ^a   Solomon, Y ^a   Mendel, S ^a   Nutman, J ^b,c   Hines, E ^d   Topilsky, M ^e   Kivity, S ^e  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Overlook Medical Center   (United States)

^c College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^e TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; SALBUTAMOL; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ASTHMA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031725649     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(98)90421-8     Document Type: Article

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