Application of Gaussian Process Regression (GPR) in Estimating Under-five Mortality Levels and Trends in Iran 1990 - 2013, Study Protocol.
BACKGROUND: Searching for the latest methods of estimating mortality rates is a major concern for researchers who are working in burden of diseases. Child mortality is an important indicator for assessing population health care services in a country. The National and Sub-national Burden of Diseases...
| Publicado en: | Archives of Iranian Medicine (AIM) Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 189 - 193 |
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Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran
Mar2014
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