Clinical signs of pneumonia in children: Association with and prediction of diagnosis by fuzzy sets theory

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 701-709

  Pereira, J C R ^a   Tonelli, P A ^a   Barros, L C ^b   Ortega, N R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clinical signs; Data analysis; Diagnosis; Epidemiologic methods; Fuzzy models; Stochastic models

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOXEMIA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 2542636596     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2004000500012     Document Type: Article

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