Causal reasoning in a medical knowledge based system
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This paper outlines a causal reasoning chain approach of a Knowledge Based System architecture for medical applications. It is examined within the context of a fetal health decision support system module to provide diagnosis of pregnancy-induced hypertension, or pre-eclampsia. A simplified example is presented to illustrate our approach.
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تاریخ انتشار 1998