Information Science Contributions to Health Information.

Simpkins, John D.

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ERIC Number: EJ205092

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979-Feb

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Information Science Contributions to Health Information.

Simpkins, John D.

Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, v5 n3 p18-19 Feb 1979

Discusses three possible contributions of information science technology and techniques to health information from the perspective of the health information needs of various populations: (1) extraction of a specific report passage or sentence in machine-readable form; (2) development of controlled vocabularies and thesauri; and (3) development of multiple vocabularies. (CWM)

Descriptors: Abstracting, Computer Science, Essays, Health Education, Health Needs, Indexing, Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Science, Technology, Thesauri, Vocabulary Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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