Comparison of an expert system with other clinical scores for the evaluation of severity of asthma

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 58-64

  Gautier, V ^a   Redier H ^a   Pujol, J L ^a   Bousquet, J ^a   Proudhon, H ^b   Michel, C ^b   Daures J P ^c   Michel, F B ^a   Godard, Ph ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Asthma; Expert system; Scores severity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERT SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0030071010     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09010058     Document Type: Article

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