Cadosa: A fuzzy expert system for differential diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea and related conditions

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-177

  Daniels, J E ^a   Cayton, R M ^a   Chappell, M J ^b   Tjahjadi, T ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FUZZY SETS; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; SLEEP RESEARCH;

MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE; OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA;

EXPERT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030651757     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0957-4174(96)00091-7     Document Type: Article

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