Accelerating cancer systems biology research through Semantic Web technology

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Systems Biology and Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 135-151

  Wang, Zhihui ^a   Sagotsky, Jonathan ^b   Taylor, Thomas ^c   Shironoshita, Patrick ^c   Deisboeck, Thomas S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c INFOTECH SOFT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER MODEL; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SYSTEM BIOLOGY; CLINICAL DATA REPOSITORY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DATA BASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LICENSING; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; SEMANTIC WEB TECHNOLOGY; WEB BROWSER;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEOPLASMS; SEMANTICS; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84873853169     PISSN: 19395094     EISSN: 1939005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.1200     Document Type: Article

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