Improving pain & symptom management for advanced cancer patients with a clinical decision support system

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 136, Issue , 2008, Pages 169-174

  Elvidge, Krista ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Care pathways; Case based reasoning; Clinical decision support system; End of life cancer care; Symptom management guidelines

Indexed keywords

CASE BASED REASONING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS;

CARE PATHWAYS; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; END OF LIVES; EVIDENCE- BASED DECISIONS; HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; HEALTH INFORMATICS; HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS; SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT; CANCER PATIENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED; USER FRIENDLY;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 44349191587     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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