Classification and regression tree (CART) model to predict pulmonary tuberculosis in hospitalized patients

Classification and regression tree (CART) model to predict pulmonary tuberculosis in hospitalized patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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 p...

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Main Authors: Aguiar Fabio S, Almeida Luciana L, Ruffino-Netto Antonio, Kritski Afranio, Mello Fernanda CQ, Werneck Guilherme L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Sensitivity and specificity
Accuracy
Tuberculosis
Diagnosis
Predictive models
CART
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/12/40

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