A hybrid knowledge-based approach to supporting the medical prescription for general practitioners: Real case in a Hong Kong medical center

Knowledge-Based Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 444-456

  Ting, S L ^a   Kwok, S K ^a   Tsang, Albert H C ^a   Lee, W B ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bayesian reasoning; Case based reasoning; Decision support system; General practitioners; Medical prescription

Indexed keywords

AMOUNT OF INFORMATION; BAYESIAN REASONING; CBR; DYNAMIC CHANGES; EASE OF USE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HONG-KONG; HYBRID APPROACH; INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCE; KNOWLEDGE-BASED APPROACH; LEARNING RATES; MEDICAL CENTER; MEDICAL CONDITIONS; MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION; PROBABILISTIC REASONING; SIMILAR CASE; SIMILARITY MEASURE; USER SATISFACTION;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; HOSPITALS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

CASE BASED REASONING;

EID: 79551682675     PISSN: 09507051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knosys.2010.12.011     Document Type: Article

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