Methods Inf Med 2001; 40(01): 1-5
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634456
Editorial
Schattauer GmbH

Prognostic Models in Medicine

AI and Statistical Approaches
A. Abu-Hanna
1   Dept. of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center-University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
,
P. J. F. Lucas
2   Dept. of Computing Science, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
› Author Affiliations
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Publication History

Publication Date:
08 February 2018 (online)

 

 
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