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Table 4 Attributes description of the dataset

From: Detecting diseases in medical prescriptions using data mining methods

Attribute No.

Attribute

Description

Values

1

Label 1

Disease

147 different values

2

Label 2

Category of disease

22 different values

3–720

Name of Drug

718 different drug names

Each drug prescribed by the doctor for the disease was given a value of 1. The value −1 was assigned to the drug if it was not prescribed, and 0 was assigned if it cannot be determined whether the drug was prescribed (due to the illegibility of the doctor’s handwriting).