Automated classification of clinical trial eligibility criteria text based on ensemble learning and metric learning

Abstract Background Eligibility criteria are the primary strategy for screening the target participants of a clinical trial. Automated classification of clinical trial eligibility criteria text by using machine learning methods improves recruitment efficiency to reduce the cost of clinical research....

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Main Authors: Kun Zeng, Yibin Xu, Ge Lin, Likeng Liang, Tianyong Hao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01492-z