The neural network as a predictor of cancer in patients with inflammatory myopathies [9]

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2547-2548

  Selva O'Callaghan, Albert ^a   Mijares Boeckh Behrens, Tilman ^a   Solans Laqué, Roser ^a   Labrador Horrillo, Moises ^a   Romero Merino, Enrique ^b   Sopena Sisquella, Jose M ^c   Vilardell Tarrés, Miquel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MYOPATHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036744002     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.10435     Document Type: Letter

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