Forecasting blood demand for different blood groups in Shiraz using auto regressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) and artificial neural network (ANN) and a hybrid approaches

Abstract Providing fresh blood to keep people in need of blood alive, has always been a main issues of health systems. Right policy-making in this area requires accurate forecasting of blood demand. The current study aimed at predicting demand for different blood groups in Shiraz using Auto Regressi...

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Main Authors: Seddigheh Edalat Sarvestani, Nahid Hatam, Mozhgan Seif, Leila Kasraian, Fazilat Sharifi Lari, Mohsen Bayati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26461-y