An expert system for the evaluation of EDSS in multiple sclerosis

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 187-210

  Gaspari, Mauro ^a   Roveda, Gianluigi ^a   Scandellari, Cinzia ^b   Stecchi, Sergio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Azienda USL di Bologna   (Italy)

Author keywords

EDSS; Expanded Disability Status Scale; Expert system; Multiple sclerosis; Prolog

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; DRUG PRODUCTS; DRUG THERAPY; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

AETIOLOGY;

MEDICINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; EXPERT SYSTEM; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXPERT SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGY;

EID: 0036107930     PISSN: 09333657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0933-3657(02)00015-5     Document Type: Article

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