Statistical validation of strategies for Zang-Fu single pattern differentiation

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1109-1116

  de Sá Ferreira, Arthur ^a,b  

^a Centro Universitario Augusto Motta   (Brazil)

^b SALGADO DE OLIVEIRA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Sensitivity and specificity; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; CHINESE MEDICINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNOWLEDGE BASE; PALPATION; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMELLING; VALIDATION PROCESS; ZANG FU;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL;

EID: 56849104387     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20081103     Document Type: Article

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