Planned NLM/AHCPR Large-Scale Vocabulary Test: Using UMLS Technology to Determine the Extent to Which Controlled Vocabularies Cover Terminology Needed for Health Care and Public Health

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 281-287

  Humphreys, Betsy L ^a   Hole, William T ^a   Mccray, Alexa T ^a   Fitzmaurice, J Michael ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER NETWORK; EVALUATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LIBRARY; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVALUATION STUDIES; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE (U.S.); PUBLIC HEALTH; UNIFIED MEDICAL LANGUAGE SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY; VOCABULARY, CONTROLLED;

EID: 57349200723     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.1996.96413136     Document Type: Article

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