The use of the personalized estimate of death probabilities for medical decision making

Computers and Biomedical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-83

  Giorgi, R ^a   Gouvernet, J ^a   Jougla, E ^b   Chatellier, G ^c   Degoulet, P ^c   Fieschi, M ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEATH; FRANCE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034008260     PISSN: 00104809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cbmr.1999.1531     Document Type: Article

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