Quality assurance of medical ontologies

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 267-274

  Rogers, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information systems; Quality control; Terminology

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; QUALITY CONTROL; VOCABULARY, CONTROLLED;

EID: 33745534521     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634078     Document Type: Review

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