title: ARMEDA: accessing remote medical databases over the World Wide Web.
abstract: We have created a computer system to access medical information located at remote databases over the World Wide Web, for epidemiological ad health services research. We made a preliminary prototype where a specific database model could be searched and information be retrieved. We are currently working on a new component-based architecture, where different databases scheme from various sites can be used to create a unified model, giving users a "virtual" vision of a single, local database. Different software engineering and artificial intelligence methods are used to access, integrate, filter and deliver information to users.
authors.affiliation: Medical Informatics Group, School of Computer Science Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maojo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alamo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Crespo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanandres
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003199:Computer Systems; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D012985:Software Design; D013030:Spain; D014584:User-Computer Interface