title: Semantic characteristics of MEDLINE citations useful in therapeutic decision-making.
abstract: MEDLINE retrieval using several information retrieval algorithms was characterized for relevance to point-of-care therapeutic decisions for a sample of clinical queries in family practice. Evaluation methodology is described and preliminary results are presented.
authors.affiliation: National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland 20894, USA.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sneiderman
authors.forename: Dina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Demner-Fushman
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fiszman
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Rindflesch
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D016239:MEDLINE; D046650:Medical Subject Headings; D009323:Natural Language Processing; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012660:Semantics