Geographical Information Systems and Bootstrap Aggregation (Bagging) of Tree-Based Classifiers for Lyme Disease Risk Prediction in Trentino, Italian Alps

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 485-492

  Rizzoli, Annapaola ^a   Merler, Stefano ^b   Furlanello, Cesare ^b   Genchi, Claudio ^c  

^a CENTRO DI ECOLOGIA ALPINA   (Italy)

^b ITC IRST   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bagging; Geographical information system; Ixodes ricinus; Lyme disease; Risk prediction; Tree based classifiers

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; IXODES; IXODES RICINUS; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DEER; ITALY; IXODES; LYME DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; NYMPH; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RISK FACTOR; TREE;

ANIMALS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DEER; ITALY; IXODES; LYME DISEASE; NYMPH; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; TREES;

EID: 0036582538     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.3.485     Document Type: Article

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