Improving information retrieval using Medical Subject Headings Concepts: a test case on rare and chronic diseases.

Background: As more scientific work is published, it is important to improve access to the biomedical literature. Since 2000, when Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) Concepts were introduced, the MeSH Thesaurus has been concept based. Nevertheless, information retrieval is still performed at the MeSH D...

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Published in:Journal of the Medical Library Association Vol. 100; no. 3; pp. 176 - 184
Main Authors: Darmoni, Stefan J., Soualmia, Lina F., Letord, Catherine, Jaulent, Marie-Christine, Griffon, Nicolas, Thirion, Benoît, Névéol, Aurélie
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: University of Pittsburgh, University Library System Jul2012
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