Knowledge-Based Systems: Enhancing the Quality of Care

Y. Shahar

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1638165

Yearbook of Medical Informatics, Table of Contents

Yearb Med Inform 2003; 12(01): 541-544
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1638165

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Knowledge-Based Systems: Enhancing the Quality of Care

Y. Shahar

¹Medical Informatics Research Center Department of Information Systems Engineering Ben Gurion University Beer Sheva, Israel

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