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Author Credentials

Alfred Cecchetti, PhD, MSc, MSc IS Director, Division of Clinical Informatics (DCI) Research Assistant Professor Marshall Health and Department of Clinical and Translational Sciences (DCTS) Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.18590/mjm.2018.vol4.iss2.2

Abstract

Machine learning, the process of teaching a machine to recognize patterns without explicitly being programmed, can provide to medical personnel a powerful tool that can dramatically improve rural patient health.

Conflict(s) of Interest

N/A

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