Terminology and Terminological Systems

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. Introduction

   • Peter L. Elkin, Mark Samuel Tuttle

   Pages 1-4

3. History of Terminology and Terminological Logics

   • Peter L. Elkin, Mark Samuel Tuttle

   Pages 5-10

4. Knowledge Representation and the Logical Basis of Ontology

   • Peter L. Elkin, Steven H. Brown

   Pages 11-50

5. Theoretical Foundations of Terminology

   • Peter L. Elkin

   Pages 51-70

6. Compositionality: An Implementation Guide

   • Peter L. Elkin, Steven H. Brown

   Pages 71-94

7. Interface Terminologies

   • S. Trent Rosenbloom

   Pages 95-106

8. Springer Terminology Related Standards Development

   • Peter L. Elkin

   Pages 107-123

9. Implementations of Terminology

   • Peter L. Elkin, Mark Samuel Tuttle, Marjorie Rallins, Jennifer Trajkovski, Elizabeth Lumakovska, Steven H. Brown

   Pages 125-175

10. Terminological Systems

    • Peter L. Elkin, Mark Samuel Tuttle

    Pages 177-209

11. Conclusion

    • Peter L. Elkin, Mark Samuel Tuttle

    Pages 211-212

12. Back Matter

    Pages 213-221

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This book will provide readers with the essential information needed to understand knowledge representation with a focus on healthcare. The book will use health sector real world examples to delineate the principal issues and solutions for the field of data representation. The book will include a history of terminologies and in particular their use in healthcare. This book will cover the basis, authoring and use of reference terminologies including the formalisms needed to use them safely. The editor will exhaustively cover the field of concept-based indexing and will provide readers with an understanding of natural language processing and its application to health terminologies. The book will discuss terminology services and the architecture for terminological servers. This text will serve as the basis for a course or equally well as a reference text.

• Health Informatics
• Terminology

From the reviews:

“The clear, direct prose with its balance of breadth and depth, survey and explanation make the book suitable for both novice and advanced students of healthcare informatics, and the numerous definitions and concise style make it a handy reference for healthcare professionals. … this book provides useful lists of terminology standards, implementations, and systems. … A valuable addition to Springer’s influential Health Informatics series, it will prove helpful to students and useful in libraries.” (Frank Ritchel Ames, Doody’s Review Service, September, 2012)

• Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA, New York, USA

  Peter L. Elkin

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