The role of medicinal ontologies in querying and exchanging pharmaceutical information

International Journal of Electronic Healthcare

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Puustjärvi, Juha ^a,c   Puustjärvi, Leena ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Kaivopuisto Pharmacy in Helsinki   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electronic healthcare; Electronic prescriptions; Medicinal ontologies

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SEMANTICS; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 67849097094     PISSN: 17418453     EISSN: 17418461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEH.2009.026269     Document Type: Review

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