Challenges in Identifying Asthma Subgroups Using Unsupervised Statistical Learning Techniques


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Prosperi M. C. F., ŞAHİNER Ü. M., Belgrave D., SAÇKESEN C., Buchan I. E., Simpson A., ...Daha Fazla

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, cilt.188, sa.11, ss.1303-1312, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

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Rationale: Unsupervised statistical learning techniques, such as exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and hierarchical clustering (HC), have been used to identify asthma phenotypes, with partly consistent results. Some of the inconsistency is caused by the variable selection and demographic and clinical differences among study populations.