Overview
- Provides detailed understanding of the theory, implementation, and evaluation of information retrieval systems in biomedicine and health
- Covers basic information retrieval, but with a distinct focus on the biomedical and health domain
- Defines where current applications and research systems are heading in digital libraries, and text mining systems
Part of the book series: Health Informatics (HI)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This extensively revised 4th edition comprehensively covers information retrieval from a biomedical and health perspective, providing an understanding of the theory, implementation, and evaluation of information retrieval systems in the biomedical and health domain. It features revised chapters covering the theory, practical applications, evaluation and research directions of biomedical and health information retrieval systems. Emphasis is placed on defining where current applications and research systems are heading in a range of areas, including their use by clinicians, consumers, researchers, and others.
Information Retrieval: A Biomedical and Health Perspective provides a practically applicable guide to range of techniques for information retrieval and is ideal for use by both the trainee and experienced biomedical informatician seeking an up-to-date resource on the topic.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
William Hersh, M.D. is Professor and Chair of the Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology in the School of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon. He is an internationally recognized innovator and leader in biomedical informatics research and education.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Information Retrieval: A Biomedical and Health Perspective
Authors: William Hersh
Series Title: Health Informatics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47686-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-47685-4Published: 23 July 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-47688-5Published: 24 July 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-47686-1Published: 22 July 2020
Series ISSN: 1431-1917
Series E-ISSN: 2197-3741
Edition Number: 4
Number of Pages: XV, 413
Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour
Topics: Health Informatics, Health Informatics, Bioinformatics, Public Health