Development and maintenance of guideline-based decision support for pharmacological treatment of hypertension

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 209-219

  Persson, Mats ^a   Bohlin, Jens ^a   Eklund, Patrik ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Expert systems; Guideline; Hypertension; Pharmacological treatment; Primary health care; Rule base

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HEALTH CARE; HEMODYNAMICS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MEDICAL COMPUTING;

HYPERTENSION;

DRUG THERAPY;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DRUG CHOICE; EXPERT SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL RECORD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0033966989     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2607(99)00040-1     Document Type: Article

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