title: Necessity of extensive comprehensive databases for the improvement and test of diagnostic guidelines.
abstract: Diagnostic guidelines seem to be promising for improving medical care. One aspect of a diagnostic guideline for the acute radiation syndrome has been tested against an extensive case history database. Subsequently, the guideline has been optimized for a small set of case histories. The improved performance has then been proven by a test against the rest of the case history database.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Occupational and Social Medicine, University of Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Densow
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kindler
mesh_terms: D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005103:Expert Systems; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014944:World Health Organization