Clinical decision support software for management of chronic heart failure: Development and evaluation

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 495-506

  Leslie, Stephen J ^a   Hartswood, Mark ^a   Meurig, Catrin ^a   McKee, Sinead P ^a   Slack, Roger ^a   Procter, Rob ^a   Denvir, Martin A ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic heart failure; Guidelines computer

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC HEART FAILURE; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SOFTWARE (CDSS); GENERAL PRACTITIONERS (GPS); GUIDELINES COMPUTER;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ITERATIVE METHODS; PERSONNEL; STUDENTS;

CARDIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CARDIOLOGY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTERS; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EVALUATION STUDIES; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; EXPERT SYSTEMS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33645998445     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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