Using the UMLS to bring the library to the bedside.
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.
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Center for Medical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032.
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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