Fast exact string pattern-matching algorithms adapted to the characteristics of the medical language.

Objective: The authors consider the problem of exact string pattern matching using algorithms that do not require any preprocessing. To choose the most appropriate algorithm, distinctive features of the medical language must be taken into account. The characteristics of medical language are emphasiz...

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Published in:Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 378 - 392
Main Authors: Lovis, Christian, Baud, Robert H, Lovis, C, Baud, R H
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Jul2000
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