Impact of a spirometry expert system on general practitioners' decision making

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-92

  Poels, P J P ^a   Schermer, T R J ^a   Schellekens, D P A ^a   Akkermans, R P ^a   De Vries Robbe P F ^a   Kaplan, A ^b   Bottema, B J A M ^a   Van Weel, C ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Dept of General Practice ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer assisted diagnosis; Expert systems; Family practice; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EXPERT SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 45849121431     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00012007     Document Type: Article

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