Using probabilistic and decision-theoretic methods in treatment and prognosis modeling

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-134

  Andreassen, S ^a   Riekehr, C ^a   Kristensen, B ^a   Schonheyder, H C ^a   Leibovici, L ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibiotic therapy; Bacteraemia; Causal probabilistic network; Decision support system; Decision theory; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; DRUG THERAPY; FORECASTING; NEURAL NETWORKS;

BACTERAEMIA; CAUSAL PROBABILISTIC NETWORKS;

MEDICINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BACTEREMIA; BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DECISION THEORY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG COST; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0033083435     PISSN: 09333657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0933-3657(98)00048-7     Document Type: Article

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