Title :
Knowledge architectures for patient access to breast-cancer information
Author :
Crangle, Colleen ; Carlson, Robert ; Fagan, Lawrence ; Erlbaum, Mark ; Sherertz, David ; Langford, Lauren
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Med., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
To provide resourceful information about breast-cancer diagnosis and treatment, the authors worked with frequently-asked question (FAQ) files to create an effective breast-cancer knowledge server. They discuss the challenge of using FAQs to accommodate breast-cancer patients and their diverse information needs
Keywords :
deductive databases; file servers; health care; information needs; medical expert systems; medical information systems; patient diagnosis; patient treatment; FAQ files; breast-cancer diagnosis; breast-cancer information; breast-cancer treatment; frequently-asked questions; information needs; knowledge architectures; knowledge server; patient information access; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Alzheimer´s disease; Breast cancer; Encyclopedias; Information resources; Intelligent systems; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical treatment; Physics computing; Web sites;
Journal_Title :
Intelligent Systems and their Applications, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/5254.653221
