GEPAR-NET: a tool to collect clinical data for an epidemiological study of the gastroesophageal reflux disease

Author

Giacomini, M. ; DeAntoni, F. ; Peragallo, I. ; Ruggiero, C. ; Savarino, V.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Commun. Comput. & Syst. Sci., Univ. Genova, Italy

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

1785

Abstract

This work describes a computer-based tool used for the collection of clinical data for an epidemiological study of the gastroesophageal reflux disease. These data are being collected directly in the office of the general practitioners. The tool consists of a relational database and an object oriented interface and it is in use in the office of about 100 general practitioners to record data form patients suffering of upper gastrointestinal system diseases.

Keywords

biological organs; diseases; medical information systems; relational databases; GEPAR-NET; clinical data collection tool; clinical evidences; clinical symptoms; complex ethiopathogenic mechanism; computer-based tool; epidemiological study; gastroesophageal reflux disease; general practitioners; pathology; upper gastrointestinal system diseases; Collaboration; Diseases; Gastrointestinal tract; Hospitals; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical treatment; Object oriented modeling; Pathogens; Pathology; Relational databases;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7612-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1106652

Filename

1106652