OBJECTIVES: Biomedical and health informatics (BHI) is a rapidly growing domain that relies on the active collaboration with diverse disciplines and professions...
Keywords: education, interdisciplinary communication, educational measurement, informatics
01/2007 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerPURPOSE: This paper reviews the epidemiology and control measures of the SARS epidemic in Hong Kong. It sets out proposals for better preparedness to tackle the disease in future...
Keywords: SARS, epidemiology, etology, informatics, control, surveillance
01/2005 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerOBJECTIVE: To facilitate tissue engineering strategies determination with informatics tools. METHODS: Firstly, tissue engineering experimental data were standardized and integrated into a centralized database; secondly, we used data mining tools (e.g...
Keywords: Tissue engineering, informatics, database, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
01/2005 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerObjectives: The main objective of this study was to develop and validate a computer-based statistical algorithm that could be translated into a simple scoring system in order to ascertain incident stroke cases using hospital admission medical records data. Methods: The Risk Index Score (RISc) algorithm was developed using data collected prospectively by the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi (BASIC) project, 2000...
Keywords: Stroke, epidemiology, screening, surveillance, informatics
01/2006 | Methods of Information in Medicine, Schattauer