User requirements specifications: a hierarchical structure covering strategical, tactical and operational

J Brender1, P McNair

  • 1Department of Medical Informatics and Image Analysis, Aalborg University, and Virtual Centre for Health Informatics, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7d, DK-9220 Aalborg East, Denmark. jytte.brender@v-chi.dk

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