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A Machine Learning Approach to Design an Efficient Selective Screening of Mild Cognitive Impairment
Published on: January 11, 2020
[Screening of 40-year-olds--400,000 men and women attended]
1Nasjonalt folkehelseinstitutt Postboks 4404 Nydalen 0403 Oslo. aage.tverdal@fhi.no
Abstract:
Over the period 1984-99, 400,000 Norwegian men and women aged 40-42 attended cardiovascular screenings carried out by the national health screening service. The data are available for research on application to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Details on the data and applications procedures are given in this article.
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