Multiple attribute entropy classification of school-age injuries

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 445-454

  Vorko, Ariana ^a   Jović, Franjo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Classification utility; Entropy classification; Multiple attributes; risk groups; School age injuries

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CROATIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROATIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0034181990     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(99)00069-X     Document Type: Article

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