International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 78, Issue 12 , Pages e84-e96 , December 2009

Predicting the graft survival for heart–lung transplantation patients: An integrated data mining methodology

  • Asil Oztekin

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    • Oklahoma State University, School of Industrial Engineering & Management, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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  • Dursun Delen

      Affiliations

    • William S. Spears School of Business, Oklahoma State University, North Hall, Suite 378, 700 North Greenwood Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74106, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 918 594 8283; fax: +1 918 594 8281.
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  • Zhenyu (James) Kong

      Affiliations

    • Oklahoma State University, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, 322 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
    • Tel.: +1 405 744 6055.

Received 31 October 2008 ,Revised 22 February 2009 ,Accepted 9 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2009.04.007

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 78, Issue 12 , Pages e84-e96 , December 2009

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