User needs elicitation via analytic hierarchy process (AHP). A case study on a Computed Tomography (CT) scanner.

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Published in BMC Med Inform Decis Mak on January 05, 2013

Authors

Leandro Pecchia1, Jennifer L Martin, Angela Ragozzino, Carmela Vanzanella, Arturo Scognamiglio, Luciano Mirarchi, Stephen P Morgan

Author Affiliations

1: Electrical Systems and optics research division, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK. leandro.pecchia@nottingham.ac.uk

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