Terminology convergence: SNOMED gets a boost

M.D. Computing

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 23-25

  Spackman, Kent A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS COMPUTING; PATHOLOGY; TERMINOLOGY; UNIFIED MEDICAL LANGUAGE SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033183315     PISSN: 07246811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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