Designing and implementing health data and information providers.
OBJECTIVE
To model and implement web portals providing access to certified and high-quality information in the domain of health.


METHODS
The Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) knowledge sources of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and principles of implementation resulting from the previous ARIANE project are described. The XML technology that allows files transformations by the means of XSLT is briefly presented.


RESULTS
The design and implementation of software modules that exploit knowledge sources, operate the translation of a user's query to selected information sources, and wrap obtained results are detailed. Querying documentary and factual medical databases are presented.


CONCLUSIONS
Current implementation and wrapping perspectives are discussed in terms of integration and interoperability of health information and data resources.
Joubert
Michel
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Laboratoire d'Enseignement et de Recherche en Traitement de l'Information Médicale, Faculté de Médecine, Université de la Méditerranée, 27 bid Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France. mjoubert@ap-hm.fr
Dufour
Jean-Charles
JC
Aymard
Sylvain
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Falco
Laurent
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Fieschi
Marius
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D005602:France; D019451:Information Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020407:Internet; D011381:Programming Languages; D012984:Software; D017432:Unified Medical Language System