Term Identification Methods for Consumer Health Vocabulary Development

• Main Authors: Zeng, Qing T (Author), Tse, Tony (Author), Divita, Guy (Author), Keselman, Alla (Author), Crowell, Jon (Author), Browne, Allen C (Author), Goryachev, Sergey (Author), Ngo, Long (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2007-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background The development of consumer health information applications such as health education websites has motivated the research on consumer health vocabulary (CHV). Term identification is a critical task in vocabulary development. Because of the heterogeneity and ambiguity of consumer expression...