Developing an international register of clinical prediction rules for use in primary care: A descriptive analysis

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 359-366

  Keogh, Claire ^a   Wallace, Emma ^a   O'Brien, Kirsty K ^a   Galvin, Rose ^a   Smith, Susan M ^a   Lewis, Cliona ^a   Cummins, Anthony ^a   Cousins, Grainne ^a   Dimitrov, Borislav D ^a,b   Fahey, Tom ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical decision support systems; Clinical prediction rule; Decision aid; Decision making; Primary care; Score card

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGISTER; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84904331168     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1640     Document Type: Article

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