Fuzzy prediction for failed back surgery syndrome

Applied Artificial Intelligence

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 881-895

  Qidwai, Uvais ^a   Shamim, Shahzad ^b   Enam, Ather ^b  

^a Qatar University   (Qatar)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUZZY INFERENCE; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; SURGERY;

BODY MASS; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROMES; FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEMS; FUZZY PREDICTION; MASS INDEX; MEMBERSHIP DEGREES; ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS; PATIENT DATA; PATIENT HEALTH; VERTEBRAL COLUMN;

FORECASTING;

EID: 78650149078     PISSN: 08839514     EISSN: 10876545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08839514.2010.514229     Document Type: Article

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