Assessment of MHB: an intermediate language for the representation of medical guidelines
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The goal of the study described in this research paper is the assessment of a recently developed intermediate representation language, called MHB (Many-Headed Bridge), as an intermediate step within the clinical guidelines formalisation process. We qualitatively assess (1) whether it makes easier the formalisation of the guideline and, (2) to which degree MHB covers written text guideline features. For the assessment, we apply a multi-step formalisation process. In this practical approach, we have based our work on the CBO evidencebased clinical guideline for the treatment of the breast carcinoma.
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