Neural network modeling of risk assessment in child protective services

Psychological Methods

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 102-124

  Marshall, David B ^a   English, Diana J ^b  

^a Children's Administration Data Unit   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; HUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0034153126     PISSN: 1082989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1082-989X.5.1.102     Document Type: Article

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