Fuzzy rule-based expert system for assessment severity of asthma

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1707-1717

  Zolnoori, Maryam ^a   Zarandi, Mohammad Hossein Fazel ^b   Moin, Mostafa ^c   Teimorian, Shahram ^c  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Assessment; Asthma Severity; Expert system; Fuzzy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUZZY SYSTEM; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ASTHMA; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84864053247     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-010-9631-8     Document Type: Article

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