Decision tree induction in the diagnosis of otoneurological diseases

Medical Informatics and the Internet in Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 277-289

  Viikki, K ^a   Kentala, E ^b   Juhola, M ^a   Pyykko I ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Decision trees; Expert systems; Otoneurology; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BENIGN RECURRENT VERTIGO; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; EAR DISEASE; EXPERT SYSTEM; HUMAN; MACHINE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENIERE DISEASE; NEURILEMOMA; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; SUDDEN DEAFNESS; VERTIGO;

EID: 0033381205     PISSN: 14639238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/146392399298302     Document Type: Article

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