title: Using the UMLS to bring the library to the bedside.
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.
authors.affiliation: Center for Medical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Cimino
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Sideli
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003660:Decision Support Systems, Management; D004194:Disease / Q000145:classification*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009323:Natural Language Processing; D013358:Subject Headings