Clinical guidelines as plans: An ontological theory

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 204-210

  Kumar, Anand ^a   Smith, B ^a,b   Pisanelli, D M ^c   Gangemi, A ^c   Stefanelli, M ^d  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical guidelines; Clinical workflow; Guideline conformance; Ontology; Reference partitions

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAMWORK; ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 33646823158     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634052     Document Type: Conference Paper

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