Information Retrieval: A Biomedical and Health Perspective
Authors: Hersh, William
Free Preview- 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
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- About this book
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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.
- About the authors
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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.
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- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Foundations
Pages 1-39
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Information
Pages 41-139
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Content
Pages 141-179
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Indexing
Pages 181-223
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Retrieval
Pages 225-259
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Information Retrieval: A Biomedical and Health Perspective
- Authors
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- William Hersh
- Series Title
- Health Informatics
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-47686-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-47686-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-47685-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-47688-5
- Series ISSN
- 1431-1917
- Edition Number
- 4
- Number of Pages
- XV, 413
- Number of Illustrations
- 19 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour
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