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An Automatic Approach to Extending the Consumer Health Vocabulary

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Sep 22, 2020

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Figure 1

Diagram of methodology for producing the Combined Consumer Health Vocabulary.
Diagram of methodology for producing the Combined Consumer Health Vocabulary.

Figure 2

Search results for the term bunion in the previous version of HIVE using CHV.
Search results for the term bunion in the previous version of HIVE using CHV.

Figure 3

Search results for the term bunion in the improved version of HIVE using CCHV.
Search results for the term bunion in the improved version of HIVE using CCHV.

Figure 4

Search results for the term hallux valgus in the improved version of HIVE using CCHV.
Search results for the term hallux valgus in the improved version of HIVE using CCHV.

Relationships between the original CHV and the new CCHV_

VOCABULARYSEMANTIC RELATIONSHIP
ALTERNATE TERMRELATED TERMBROADER TERMNARROWER TERM
Original CHV51,99530,06000
CCHV51,995325,54555,57155,571

A comparison of search results for the term “liver failure” between the previous and the improved versions of HIVE_

HIVE Results - Before ImprovementsHIVE Results - After Improvements
Liver failureLiver failure
Liver failure

A comparison of search results for the term ovarian cyst between the previous and the improved versions of HIVE and CHV_

HIVE Results - Before ImprovementsHIVE Results - After Improvements
cyst ovarianbrca1 genes
cysts ovarianovarian cysts
ovarian cystparovarian cyst
ovarian cystectomy
ovarian cysts
ovarian cysts
parovarian cyst
parovarian cyst
parovarian cysts
Language:
English
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Journal Subjects:
Computer Sciences, Information Technology, Project Management, Databases and Data Mining