Bayesian methods: A useful tool for classifying injury narratives into cause groups

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 259-265

  Lehto, M ^a   Marucci Wellman, H ^b   Corns, H ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

^b LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; STATISTICS; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BAYES THEOREM; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 71549142879     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.021337     Document Type: Article

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