Classification and regression tree (CART) model to predict pulmonary tuberculosis in hospitalized patients
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Classification and regression tree (CART) model to predict pulmonary tuberculosis in hospitalized patients
BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health issue worldwide. The lack of specific clinical symptoms to diagnose TB makes the correct decision to admit patients to respiratory isolation a difficult task for the clinician. Isolation of patients without the disease is common and increases health costs. Decision models for the diagnosis of TB in patients attending hospitals can increase th...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Pulmonary Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1471-2466
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-12-40