Fuzzy Logic in Action: Applications in Epidemiology and Beyond

Fuzzy Logic in Action: Applications in Epidemiology and Beyond, co-authored by Eduardo Massad, Neli Ortega, Laécio Barros, and Cláudio Struchiner is a remarkable achievement. The book brings a major paradigm shift to medical sciences exploring the use of fuzzy sets in epidemiology and medical diagno...

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Main Authors: Massad, Eduardo. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Ortega, Neli Regina Siqueira. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), de Barros, Laecio Carvalho. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Struchiner, Claudio J. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Series:Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, 232
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69094-8
Table of Contents:
  • Basic Concepts of Fuzzy Sets Theory
  • Modern Epidemiology
  • Probability, Possibility and Fuzzy Events
  • Fuzzy Logic and Risk Estimators
  • Fuzzy Decision Making in Public Health Strategies
  • Fuzzy Rule-Based Models in Epidemiology
  • Fuzzy Rule-Based Dynamical Models
  • Fuzzy Dynamical Systems in Epidemic Modeling
  • Classical Dynamical Systems with Fuzzy Rule-Based Parameters
  • Fuzzy Reed-Frost Model
  • Hybrid Models in Epidemiology
  • ...and Beyond: Fuzzy Logic in Medical Diagnosis
  • Final Reflexions.