Information retrieval: An overview of system characteristics

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 5-26

  Wiesman, F ^a   Hasman, Arie ^a   Van Den Herik, H J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Boolean model; Information retrieval; Vector model

Indexed keywords

BOOLEAN ALGEBRA; FUZZY SETS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PROBABILITY; VECTORS;

BOOLEAN MODEL; VECTOR MODEL;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS;

ACCURACY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031280181     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-5056(97)00094-4     Document Type: Article

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