Approaches and informatics tools to assist in the integration of similar clinical research questionnaires

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 156-162

  Brandt, Cynthia A ^a   Cohen, D B ^a   Shifman, M A ^a   Miller, P L ^a   Nadkarni, P M ^a   Frawley, S J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Data integration; Pooled analysis; Questionnaires; Surveys; Vocabulary mapping

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMANTICS; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 2642533731     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633854     Document Type: Article

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