Application of neural networks and sensitivity analysis to improved prediction of trauma survival

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-19

  Hunter, Andrew ^a   Kennedy, Lee ^b   Henry, Jenny ^c   Ferguson, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neural networks; Sensitivity analysis; Survival analysis; Trauma; TRISS

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INJURY; MODEL; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SURVIVAL;

NEURAL NETWORKS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

TRAUMA SURVIVAL;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

EID: 0033623037     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2607(99)00046-2     Document Type: Article

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