The ranking algorithm of the Coach browser for the UMLS metathesaurus.
This paper presents the novel ranking algorithm of the Coach Metathesaurus browser which is a major module of the Coach expert search refinement program. An example shows how the ranking algorithm can assist in creating a list of candidate terms useful in augmenting a suboptimal Grateful Med search of MEDLINE.
Harbourt
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AM
Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD 20894.
Syed
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EJ
Hole
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WT
Kingsland
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D000465:Algorithms; D005103:Expert Systems; D016240:Grateful Med; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D017432:Unified Medical Language System; D014584:User-Computer Interface