| Abstract: | The current scientific interest in clinical reasoning originates in human judgment research among psychologists, statisticians, physicians, and computer scientists. The present state of this research is described and traced to its 1950s beginnings. Although the pivotal importance of the computer is emphasized, its impact on clinical information management is recognized as not having been as great as in some other spheres of intelligent reasoning. But its future important role in the study of clinical judgment is optimistically anticipated. |
