Comparison of Bayesian network and Decision Tree methods for predicting access to the renal transplant waiting list

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 150, Issue , 2009, Pages 600-604

  Bayat, Sahar ^a   Cuggia, Marc ^a   Rossille, Delphine ^a   Kessler, Michèle ^b   Frimat, Luc ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b Hôpitaux du Brabois   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Bayesian network; Decision support; Decision tree; Healthcare network; Renal transplant waiting list

Indexed keywords

DATA MINING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION TREES; PATIENT TREATMENT;

DECISION SUPPORTS; DECISION TREE METHOD; HEALTHCARE PROCESS; PREDICTIVE PERFORMANCE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPIES; RENAL TRANSPLANTS; TRAINING SETS; WAITING LISTS;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

AGED; BAYES THEOREM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION TREE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE;

AGED; BAYES THEOREM; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 72249107821     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-044-5-600     Document Type: Conference Paper

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