title: Construction of a medical informatics thesaurus.
abstract: Medical Informatics needs a specific terminology that reflects the multi-disciplinary nature of the field and can rapidly change as the discipline evolves. Using the four primary methods of thesaurus construction, a group at the University of Missouri-Columbia is developing a thesaurus that meets these criteria and includes both user and literary warrant. The steps in construction include using existing thesauri, medical informatics literature, and the terminology of experts to produce a thesaurus arranged within a hierarchical structure.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Information Science, University of Missouri-Columbia.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Ogg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sievert
authors.forename: Z R
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D008490:Medical Informatics; D013358:Subject Headings; D009626:Terminology as Topic