An ontological framework for the implementation of clinical guidelines in health care organizations

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 102, Issue , 2004, Pages 95-107

  Kumar, Anand ^a,b   Smith, Barry ^b,c   Pisanelli, Domenico M ^d   Gangemi, Aldo ^d   Stefanelli, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ONTOLOGY;

CLINICAL GUIDELINE; HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; ONTOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS; STANDARD GUIDELINES; WORK ITEMS;

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NOMENCLATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 18944401467     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-945-5-95     Document Type: Conference Paper

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