Information retrieval : a health and biomedical perspective /

• Main Author: Hersh, William R.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer, ©2009.
• Edition: 3rd edition.
• Series: Health informatics.
• Subjects: Medical informatics.; Information storage and retrieval systems > Medicine.; Médecine > Informatique.; Systèmes d'information > Médecine.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Biomedical.; MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.; MEDICAL > Allied Health Services > Medical Technology.; MEDICAL > Biotechnology.; MEDICAL > Lasers in Medicine.; Information systems.; Information Storage and Retrieval.; Medical Informatics.; Information Systems.; Electronic books.
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Addresses the needs of not only those who study, evaluate, and purchase health information, but also computer and library/information scientists, information technology developers building databases, search engines, Web sites, and other systems for universities and hospitals.

Table of Contents:

• 44065_Hersh_FM.pdf; Preface; Series Preface; Preface; Contents; 44065_Hersh_Part1.pdf; Part I: Basic Concepts; 44065_Hersh_Ch_01.pdf; Chapter 1: Terms, Models, Resources, and Evaluation; 44065_Hersh_Ch_02.pdf; : Health and Biomedical Information; 44065_Hersh_Part2.pdf; Part II: State of the Art; 44065_Hersh_Ch_03.pdf; : Content; 44065_Hersh_Ch_04.pdf; : Indexing; 44065_Hersh_Ch_05.pdf; : Retrieval; 44065_Hersh_Ch_06.pdf; Chapter 6: Digital Libraries; 44065_Hersh_Part3.pdf; Part III: Research Directions; 44065_Hersh_Ch_07.pdf; Chapter 7: Evaluation; 44065_Hersh_Ch_08.pdf.