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Peer reviewedPollitt, Steven – Information Processing and Management, 1987
Describes CANSEARCH, an intermediary computer system incorporating fundamental features of the expert systems approach. Designed to provide access to information on cancer therapy in the MEDLINE database for doctors with no experience in document retrieval, search strategies are explained and menu selection from a touch terminal is illustrated.…
Descriptors: Cancer, Databases, Documentation, Expert Systems
Download full textPines, Maya – 1984
The science of genetics is perceived to offer hope that a large number of the 3,000 inherited diseases which afflict human beings may be prevented or controlled. This document addresses some of the advances that have been made in this field. It includes an introduction and sections on: "The Beginning of Human Genetics"; "Unlocking the Secrets of…
Descriptors: Cancer, Disease Control, Diseases, DNA
