Introducing Fuzzy Cognitive Maps for developing Decision Support System for triage at emergency room admissions for the elderly

IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)

Volumn 45, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 484-489

  Georgopoulos, Voula C ^a   Stylios, Chrysostomos D ^b  

^a TEI of Western Greece   (Greece)

^b Epirus Institute of Technology Arta   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY ROOMS; FUZZY RULES; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE;

EMERGENCY CARE; FUZZY COGNITIVE MAP; MEDICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; MEDICAL PROTOCOLS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 84881066453     PISSN: 14746670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3182/20120829-3-HU-2029.00107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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