1. DXplain: Patterns of Use of a Mature Expert System
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Hoffer, Edward P, Feldman, Mitchell J, Kim, Richard J, Famiglietti, Kathleen T, and Barnett, G Octo
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Diagnosis, Differential ,Students, Medical ,Data Collection ,Health Personnel ,Humans ,Expert Systems ,Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted ,Decision Support Systems, Clinical ,Article - Abstract
DXplain is an expert system designed to suggest a list of diseases that are associated with a set of clinical findings entered by a health profession student or practitioner. It has been widely used for almost 20 years, during which time many new functions and capabilities have been added. We discuss the ways in which different classes of user interact with the system and which functions are most commonly used.
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- 2005