Assigning value to clinical information - A major limiting factor in the implementation of decision-support systems

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-4

  De Dombal, F T ^a   Clamp, Susan E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Clinical Information Science Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diagnosis; probability; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICS;

EID: 0029926117     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634631     Document Type: Short Survey

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