Formalizing Anaesthesia: a case study in formal specification
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We report on the formalization of knowledge for a support system in the field of anaesthesiology. It is a case study in the use of the formal specification method we are developing. The method consists of guidelines (using concepts from object-oriented design methods), language (AFSL, Almost Formal Specification Language) and tools (type-checker, graphical representation of signatures).
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