Classification problem in medicine
Abstract
The article sets out the general principles of classification and classification methods which are used in medicine not too often. The author seeks to show how these principles and methods can make a step forward to the construction of efficient classifications which have explanatory power and simplicity of the necessary. The article emphasizes that medical decision of classification problem lies on the interdisciplinary level — its implementation is possible with the assistance of philosophy, mathematics, statistics, logic, sociology and linguistics.
About the Author
N. A. KuznetsovRussian Federation
Nikolaj Anatolievich Kuznetsov, PhD, associate prof. of the chair of faculty surgery № 1 of the therapeutic faculty
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