Using the UMLS to bring the library to the bedside

J J Cimino; R V Sideli

Using the UMLS to bring the library to the bedside

Med Decis Making. 1991 Oct-Dec;11(4 Suppl):S116-20.

Authors

J J Cimino¹, R V Sideli

Affiliation

¹ Center for Medical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032.

PMID: 1770840

Abstract

This paper presents an algorithm that can be used to convert ICD9 terms to related MeSH terms. Preliminary evaluation indicates that together, the algorithm and the UMLS provide a reasonable resource for facilitating such conversions.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Algorithms*
Decision Support Systems, Management*
Disease / classification*
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Humans
Natural Language Processing*
Subject Headings*