Evaluating the coverage of controlled health data terminologies: report on the results of the NLM/AHCPR large scale vocabulary test.
To determine the extent to which a combination of existing machine-readable health terminologies cover the concepts and terms needed for a comprehensive controlled vocabulary for health information systems by carrying out a distributed national experiment using the Internet and the UMLS Knowledge Sources, lexical programs, and server.
Author(s): Humphreys, B L, McCray, A T, Cheh, M L
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.1997.0040484