Computer-based clinical decision aids. A review of methods and assessment of systems

Medical Informatics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 179-197

  Reisman, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Application in clinical setting; Clinical decision; Expert system assessment

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER NETWORK; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW;

EID: 80052047021     PISSN: 03077640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14639239609025356     Document Type: Review

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