Distributed decision support using a web-based interface: Prevention of sudden cardiac death

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-166

  Sanders, Gillian D ^a   Hagerty, C Greg ^b   Sonnenberg, Frank A ^b   Hlatky, Mark A ^c   Owens, Douglas K ^a,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Decision support techniques; Practice guidelines; User computer interface

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SUDDEN DEATH;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DECISION TREES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MARKOV CHAINS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0033022839     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X9901900206     Document Type: Article

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