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Adaptive Information for Consumers of Healthcare

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The Adaptive Web

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This chapter discusses the application of some of the technologies of the adaptive web to the problem of providing information for healthcare consumers. The particular issues relating to this application area are discussed, including the goals of the communication, typical content of a user model, and commonly used techniques. Two case studies are presented, and evaluation approaches considered.

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  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Liverpool, UK

    Floriana Grasso

  3. CSIRO ICT Centre, Sydney, Australia

    Cécile Paris

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