Derivation and validation of a bayesian network to predict pretest probability of venous thromboembolism

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 282-290

  Kline, Jeffrey A ^a   Novobilski, Andrew J ^b   Kabrhel, Christopher ^c   Richman, Peter B ^d   Courtney, D Mark ^e  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Graduate School of Computational Engineering   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 13844311801     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.08.036     Document Type: Article

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