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. 1988 Mar;29(3):271–274.

Diagnosis, Information Management, Teaching, and Record Coding Using the CONSULTANT Database

Maurice E White
PMCID: PMC1680719  PMID: 17423004

Abstract

The CONSULTANT database contains information on over 6,000 diseases of dogs, cats, horses, cattle, sheep, goats and swine. It is used by hundreds of practices and institutions across North America. The four major functions of the database are computer-assisted diagnosis, review of and access to the clinical literature, teaching, and diagnostic coding.

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