Patients classification by risk using cluster analysis and genetic algorithms

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 2905, Issue , 2003, Pages 350-358

  Chacón, Max ^a   Luci, Oreste ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEALTH RISKS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION MAKING; AREA CALCULATION; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS; MEDICAL UNITS; NON-SUPERVISED LEARNING METHODS; ROC CURVES; SANTIAGO , CHILE;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS;

EID: 35248824716     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-24586-5_43     Document Type: Article

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