TY - JOUR AU - A. Kandaswamy AU - A. Kumar PY - 2013/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Role of Medical Expert Systems in Health Care in the Indian Context JF - Defence Science Journal JA - DSJ VL - 47 IS - 4 SE - Biomedical Sciences DO - 10.14429/dsj.47.4034 UR - https://publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/index.php/dsj/article/view/4034 AB - In this article, the authors introduce a medical expert system aimed at assisting physicians in the diagnosis, treatment and management of diseases. Some medical expert systems which can be used in hospitals in India are listed. The list has been compiled on the basis of an elaborate review of medical expert systems from literature covering the period 1975-95. The authors give suggestions for exploiting medical expert systems to improve the health care delivery system in the country. Need for the development of medical expert systems for exclusive use of defence personnel is discussed. ER -