Towards cooperative patient management through organizational and medical ontologies

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 564-575

  Falasconi, S ^a   Dazzi, L ^a   Lanzola, G ^a   Quaglini, S ^a   Saracco, R ^a   Stefanelli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agent; Clinical Practice Guideline; Distributed Healthcare; Ontology; Organization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032432835     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634541     Document Type: Review

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