A fuzzy logic model for medical equipment risk classification

Journal of Clinical Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 185-190

  Tawfik, Bassel ^a   Ouda, Bassem K ^a   Abd El Samad, Yassin M ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATH; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BLOOD ANALYSIS EQUIPMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVICE SAFETY; DIATHERMY; EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE; EXTERNAL PACEMAKER; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL; INFUSION PUMP; MEDICAL DEVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STERILIZER; VENTILATOR; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84885359988     PISSN: 03638855     EISSN: 15503275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCE.0b013e3182a90445     Document Type: Article

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