We present the results of application of the combined correlation matrix method in some clinical studies. A practical algorithm is proposed for constructing a correlation matrix that compactly reflects a large number of interconnections for the situations when several diagnostic methods are used in an experimental clinical or preclinical trial. Several approaches to assessing and displaying the relationships are demonstrated for comparison.
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Translated from Byulleten’ Eksperimental’noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 170, No. 8, pp. 256-259, August, 2020
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Smolyakov, Y.N., Kuznik, B.I. Integrative Approach to Assessing the Complex of Correlations between Indicators of Physiological Functions. Bull Exp Biol Med 170, 275–278 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-020-05050-x
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