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Diabetes Advisor – A Medical Expert System for Diabetes Management

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Access to medical services in rural communities, especially in the developing world, is extremely limited. Medical expert systems can play a significant role in alleviating this problem by providing decision support in the giving of advice on diagnosis, treatment and disease management. This study built a prototype for diabetes, a chronic illness affecting millions across the globe. Preliminary evaluation suggests that such a system could be useful for expanding medical services in rural communities and as an educational tool for unskilled medical staff.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

    Audrey Mbogho & Kulani Makhubele

  2. Division of Endocrinology and Diabetic Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

    Joel Dave

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  1. University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

    Tegawendé F. Bissyandé

  2. Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe

    Gertjan van Stam

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Mbogho, A., Dave, J., Makhubele, K. (2014). Diabetes Advisor – A Medical Expert System for Diabetes Management. In: Bissyandé, T., van Stam, G. (eds) e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries. AFRICOMM 2013. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 135. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08368-1_16

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