An application of linear programming discriminant analysis to classifying and predicting the symptomatic status of HIV/AIDS patients

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 427-438

  Kwak, N K ^a   Kim, Seong Ho ^a   Lee, Chang W ^b   Choi, Tae Sung ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Chinju National University   (South Korea)

^c Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Discriminant analysis; Health care application; Linear programming

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CODING; PREDICTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAMMING, LINEAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036776797     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016496916732     Document Type: Article

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