Medical Informatics: An Introduction

With the exception of some additions in Section 3.1 and minor changes, the English edition of the "Medizinische Informatik" is a translation of the German edition. Because there is frequently no one-to-one correspondence between the Ger­ man and the English terminology, misinterpretations are possible. I have tried to avoid this situation as far as possible. The main problem re­ mains within the academic setting. In recent years, the term 1~for.atics has become popular in Europe, but is wid...