Decision trees and fuzzy logic : a comparison of models for the selection of measles vaccination strategies in Brazil
In 1997, health authorities of the state of São Paulo, Brazil designed a vaccination campaign against measles based on a decision model that utilized fuzzy logic. The chosen mass vaccination strategy was implemented and changed the natural course of the epidemic in that state. We have built a model...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Proceedings. AMIA Symposium. - 1998. - (2000) vom: 01., Seite 625-9 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2000
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Proceedings. AMIA Symposium |
| Schlagworte: | Comparative Study Evaluation Study Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Measles Vaccine |
| Zusammenfassung: | In 1997, health authorities of the state of São Paulo, Brazil designed a vaccination campaign against measles based on a decision model that utilized fuzzy logic. The chosen mass vaccination strategy was implemented and changed the natural course of the epidemic in that state. We have built a model using a decision tree and compare it to the fuzzy logic model. Using essentially the same set of assumptions about this problem, we contrast the two approaches. The models identify the same strategy as being the best one, but exhibit differences in the ranking of the remaining strategies |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 08.03.2001 Date Revised 10.12.2019 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1531-605X |