The phrase-based vector space model for automatic retrieval of free-text medical documents

Data and Knowledge Engineering

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 76-92

  Mao, Wenlei ^a   Chu, Wesley W ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Computing methodologies; Concept based vector space model; Information storage and retrieval methods; Information systems; Phrase based vector space model; Unified medical language system; Vector space model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; DATA STRUCTURES; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; VECTORS;

COMPUTING METHODOLOGIES; CONCEPT-BASED VECTOR SPACE MODELS; PHRASE-BASED VECTOR SPACE MODELS; UNIFIED MEDICAL LANGUAGE SYSTEM (UMLS); VECTOR SPACE MODELS;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

EID: 33847153081     PISSN: 0169023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.datak.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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