Neural Network Models for Breast Cancer Prognosis

Neural Computing and Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 367-375

  Ripley, R M ^a   Harris, A L ^b   Tarassenko, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Censoring; Cox regression; Neural networks; Prognosis; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032261833     PISSN: 09410643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01428127     Document Type: Article

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