Neonatal mortality prediction with routinely collected data: a machine learning approach

• Main Authors: André F. M. Batista (Author), Carmen S. G. Diniz (Author), Eliana A. Bonilha (Author), Ichiro Kawachi (Author), Alexandre D. P. Chiavegatto Filho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Recent decreases in neonatal mortality have been slower than expected for most countries. This study aims to predict the risk of neonatal mortality using only data routinely available from birth records in the largest city of the Americas. Methods A probabilistic linkage of every...