Validating a decision support system for anti-epileptic drug treatment - Part II: Adjusting anti-epileptic drug treatment

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 199-209

  Smeets, R ^a   Talmon, J ^a   Meinardi, H ^b   Hasman, A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agreement; Decision support system; Epilepsy; Evaluation; Neurology

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DRUG THERAPY; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING;

EPILEPSY;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANTICONVULSANTS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG MONITORING; EPILEPSY; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEUROLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; SOFTWARE VALIDATION;

EID: 0032746956     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-5056(99)00052-0     Document Type: Article

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