Translation of SNOMED CT - strategies and description of a pilot project.
The translation and localization of SNOMED CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine - Clinical Terms) have been initiated in a few countries. In Sweden, we conducted the first evaluation of this terminology in a project called REFTERM in which we also developed a software tool which could handle a large scale translation with a number of translators and reviewers in a web-based environment. The system makes use of existing authorized English-Swedish translations of medical terminologies such as ICD-10. The paper discusses possible strategies for a national project to translate and adapt this terminology.
Klein
Gunnar O
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Department of Microbiology, Tumour- and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institute, Sweden. gunnar.klein@ki.se
Chen
Rong
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D005103:Expert Systems; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013548:Sweden; D039061:Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine; D009626:Terminology as Topic