Methods, architecture, evaluation and usability of a case-based antibiotics advisor

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-154

  Gierl, Lothar ^a   Steffen, Dagmar ^a   Ihracky, Dusan ^a   Schmidt, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adviser; Antibiotics; Case based reasoning; Evaluation; Resistance surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

DOSE REGIMENS;

MEDICINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; QUALITY CONTROL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EXPERT SYSTEMS; HUMANS;

EID: 0042663012     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2607(02)00121-9     Document Type: Article

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