...and Beyond: Fuzzy logic in medical diagnosis

Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing

Volumn 232, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Massad, Eduardo ^a   Ortega, Neli Regina Siqueira ^a   de Barros, Laécio Carvalho ^b   Struchiner, Claudio José ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

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EID: 52149122547     PISSN: 14349922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-69094-8_13     Document Type: Review

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