title: Methodology for the construction of a disease nomenclature and classification system for clinical use.
abstract: The nature and problems of the linguistic representation of clinical data are discussed, using the linguistic theory of Ferdinand de Saussure. Based on the conclusions, a methodology for the construction of a disease nomenclature and a classification system, suitable for use in clinical information systems, is developed using set theory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kiuchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaihara
mesh_terms: D004194:Disease / Q000145:classification*; D008128:Logic; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012660:Semantics; D009626:Terminology as Topic