Use of an artificial neural network to determine prognostic factors in colorectal cancer patients

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1469-1472

  Gohari, Mahmood Reza ^a   Biglarian, Akbar ^b   Bakhshi, Enayatollah ^b   Pourhoseingholi, Mohammad Amin ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Colorectal cancer; Cox regression; Prediction; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858022470     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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