A new evaluation methodology for literature-based discovery systems

Journal of Biomedical Informatics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 633-643

  Yetisgen Yildiz, Meliha ^a   Pratt, Wanda ^b  

^a Kiha Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Literature based discovery; System evaluation

Indexed keywords

DISCOVERY SYSTEMS; EVALUATION APPROACH; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; LITERATURE-BASED DISCOVERY; MEDICAL LITERATURES; MEDICAL RESEARCHERS; RANKING APPROACH; SYSTEM EVALUATION; SYSTEM USE;

MINING; RESEARCH;

MEDICAL EDUCATION;

CHLORPROMAZINE; THALIDOMIDE;

ARTICLE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING AS TOPIC; ALGORITHMS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS;

EID: 67649319239     PISSN: 15320464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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