Web-based tool for injury risk assessment of foreign body injuries in children

Journal of Biomedical Informatics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 544-556

  Berchialla, P ^a   Stancu, A ^a   Scarinzi, C ^a   Snidero, S ^a   Corradetti, R ^a   Gregori, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bayesian models; Foreign body injuries; Quantitative risk assessment; Web based surveillance systems

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; RISKS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SAFETY FACTOR;

(2+1) DIMENSIONS; (MIN ,MAX ,+) FUNCTIONS; BAYESIAN FRAMEWORKS; ELSEVIER (CO); EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; INJURY RISKS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT (QRA); RESULTS VISUALIZATION; RISK PROFILING; SAFETY DESIGNS; SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (MSS); WEB-BASED TOOLS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EUROPE; FOREIGN BODY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHILD; EUROPE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; MANDATORY REPORTING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOFTWARE; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 46649117133     PISSN: 15320464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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