OpenLabs services for ordering laboratory investigations

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 135-141

  De Wilde, E J L ^a   Pop, P ^b   Hasman, A ^a   Blom, J A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Expert system; Feedback; Laboratory investigations; Reduction of tests requested; Screening

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CLINICAL LABORATORIES; DECISION MAKING; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FEEDBACK; INFORMATION SERVICES; USER INTERFACES;

FALSE NEGATIVE RATE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; MANUAL SYSTEM;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

CLINICAL LABORATORY; EXPERT SYSTEM; INFORMATION SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030198853     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-2607(96)01742-N     Document Type: Article

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