A rule-based clinical decision model to support interpretation of multiple data in health examinations

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1359-1373

  Kuo, Kuan Liang ^a   Fuh, Chiou Shann ^b  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clinical decision support system; Health examination; Knowledge representation; Ontology; Rule based

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER MODEL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SATISFACTION;

ANEMIA; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 84856221754     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-009-9413-3     Document Type: Article

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