Understanding terminological systems. I: Terminology and typology.
Terminological systems are an important research issue within the field of medical informatics. For precise understanding of existing terminological systems a referential framework is needed that provides a uniform terminology and typology of terminological systems themselves. In this article a uniform terminology is described by putting relevant fundamental notions and definitions used by standard organizations such as CEN and ISO into perspective, and interrelating them to arrive at a useful typology of terminological systems. This typology is illustrated by applying it to five well-known existing terminological systems.
de Keizer
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Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. n.f.keizer@amc.uva.nl
Abu-Hanna
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Zwetsloot-Schonk
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D006801:Humans; D008492:Medical Informatics Computing; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled