Validating a decision support system for anti-epileptic drug treatment - Part I: Initiating anti-epileptic drug treatment

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 189-198

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

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Instituut voor Epilepsiebestrijding   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Consensus; Decision support system; Delphi procedure; Epilepsy; Evaluation; Neurology

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DRUG THERAPY; NEUROLOGY;

DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EPILEPSY;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SOFTWARE VALIDATION;

EID: 0032752363     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-5056(99)00051-9     Document Type: Article

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