Mathematical methodology to obtain and compare different embryo scores

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 57, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 1380-1394

  Debon A ^a   Molina, I ^a,b   Cabrera, S ^a   Pellicer, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bootstrapping; Categorical predictors; Embryo score; Generalised linear mixed models; Generalised linear models; ROC curve

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; CATEGORICAL PREDICTORS; EMBRYO SCORE; LINEAR MIXED MODELS; ROC CURVES;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OBSTETRICS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84873096998     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2012.11.027     Document Type: Article

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