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ERIC Number: EJ515112
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8231
Vocabulary and Health Care Information Technology: State of the Art.
Cimino, James J.
Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v46 n10 p777-82 Dec 1995
Reviews the controlled medical vocabularies available today and some of the reasons why they have failed to meet the needs of application developers. Topics include standard vocabularies, including International Classification of Diseases and Medical Subject Headings; uses of vocabularies in medical computing; current research; and remaining challenges. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Futures (of Society), Information Technology, Literature Reviews, Medical Services, Medical Vocabulary, Standards
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Health Information; Medical Subject Headings