Set theory in diagnostic reasoning

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 327, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 165-170

  Tang, Rui Bao ^a   Deng, Qin Fang ^b   Liu, Hou Qi ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI PULMONARY HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Expert system; Methodology; Reasoning; Set theory; Syllogism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT EXAMINATION; THEORY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EXPERT SYSTEM; LOGIC; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LOGIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 1842845236     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(02)00369-8     Document Type: Article

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