Fuzzy cognitive map hierarchical triage decision support for the elderly

SIMULTECH 2013 - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 577-583

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

^a TEI of Western Greece   (Greece)

^b Epirus Institute of Technology Arta   (Greece)

Author keywords

Health System; Medical Decision Support; Modelling; Soft computing

Indexed keywords

FUZZY COGNITIVE MAP; FUZZY COGNITIVE MAPS (FCMS); HEALTH SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; MEDICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; MEDICAL DECISION SUPPORTS; MEDICAL DISCIPLINES; SOFTCOMPUTING TECHNIQUES;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FUZZY RULES; FUZZY SYSTEMS; MODELS; SOFT COMPUTING;

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84888421653     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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