The multidimensional systemic representation of actor networks: Modelling breast cancer treatment decision-making

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 1122-1131

  Atkinson, C J ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Computer networks; Convergence; Decision making; Humans; Information systems; Multidimensional systems; Ontologies; Power system modeling; Psychology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION THEORY; ONTOLOGY; SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING;

BREAST CANCER; CONVERGENCE; HUMANS; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS; POWER SYSTEM MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY;

MODELING LANGUAGES;

EID: 84870034412     PISSN: 15301605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2002.994033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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