title: On the usefulness of ontologies in epidemiology research and practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Informatics, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. joao.ferreira@lasige.di.fc.ul.pt
authors.forename: João D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paolotti
authors.forename: Francisco M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Couto
authors.forename: Mário J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods*; D015340:Epidemiologic Research Design; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods; D020407:Internet; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled