A neural network-based method for risk factor analysis of West Nile virus

Risk Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 487-496

  Pan, Leilei ^a   Qin, Lixu ^a   Yang, Simon X ^a   Shuai, Jiangping ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Neural network; Risk factor analysis; Structural learning with forgetting; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

RISK FACTOR ANALYSIS;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIRD; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; RISK FACTOR; VIRAL DISEASE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; CANADA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); RISK FACTORS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

AVES; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 42249110701     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01029.x     Document Type: Article

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