A Deep Artificial Neural Network−Based Model for Prediction of Underlying Cause of Death From Death Certificates: Algorithm Development and Validation

BackgroundCoding of underlying causes of death from death certificates is a process that is nowadays undertaken mostly by humans with potential assistance from expert systems, such as the Iris software. It is, consequently, an expensive process that can, in addition, suffer f...

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Main Authors: Falissard, Louis, Morgand, Claire, Roussel, Sylvie, Imbaud, Claire, Ghosn, Walid, Bounebache, Karim, Rey, Grégoire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2020-04-01
Series:JMIR Medical Informatics
Online Access:http://medinform.jmir.org/2020/4/e17125/