Clinical signs of pneumonia in children: association with and prediction of diagnosis by fuzzy sets theory

Clinical signs of pneumonia in children: association with and prediction of diagnosis by fuzzy sets theory

The present study compares the performance of stochastic and fuzzy models for the analysis of the relationship between clinical signs and diagnosis. Data obtained for 153 children concerning diagnosis (pneumonia, other non-pneumonia diseases, absence of disease) and seven clinical signs were divided...

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Main Authors: Pereira J.C.R., Tonelli P.A., Barros L.C., Ortega N.R.S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2004-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Epidemiologic methods
Stochastic models
Fuzzy models
Clinical signs
Diagnosis
Data analysis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000500012

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