Comparing diagnoses from expert systems and human experts

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 527-538

  Seidel, M ^a   Breslin, C ^a   Christley, R M ^c   Gettinby, G ^a   Reid, S W J ^b   Revie, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian networks; Decision support; Diagnostic systems; Validation

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISEASE CONTROL; EXPERT SYSTEM; SOFTWARE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 0037400810     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(02)00035-5     Document Type: Article

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