A multi-agent architecture for teaching dermatology

Medical Informatics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 289-307

  Zaharakis, I D ^a   Kameas, A D ^a   Nikiforidis, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

BDI architecture; Intelligent tutoring systems; Medical education; Multi agent systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DERMATOLOGY; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL FUNCTION; TEACHING;

EID: 84860418803     PISSN: 03077640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14639239809025366     Document Type: Article

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