PROforma: A general technology for clinical decision support systems

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 59-67

  Fox, John ^a   Johns, Nicky ^a   Lyons, Colin ^b   Rahmanzadeh, Ali ^a   Thomson, Richard ^a   Wilson, Peter ^b  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b Church End Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; Knowledge based systems; Knowledge representation; Protocol based care; Safety

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FORMAL LANGUAGES; HEALTH CARE; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; MEDICAL COMPUTING; NETWORK PROTOCOLS;

CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; PROTOCOL BASED CARE;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MODEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0031238767     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2607(97)00034-5     Document Type: Article

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