Electronic medical consultation
Deutsch, T.
Orvosi Hetilap 138(23): 1515-1517
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-6002 PMID: 9254369 Document Number: 474328
This short paper introduces various preprogrammed and knowledge-based decision support methods. Fundamentals of case-based reasoning, clinical algorithms, statistical decision theory, decision trees, rule-based systems, causal networks and mathematical models that can be used to store and manipulate medical knowledge are reviewed. This brief introduction can serve as a guide to papers illustrating the use of different methodologies in clinical practice.