Augmenting GEM-encoded clinical practice guidelines with relevant best evidence autonomously retrieved from MEDLINE

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-110

  Raza Abidi, Syed Sibte ^a   Kershaw, Michael ^a   Milios, Evangelos ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Best evidence; Clinical practice guidelines; GEM; Information retrieval; MEDLINE

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIABILITY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 21244458810     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1460458205050684     Document Type: Article

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