Semantics and the medical healthcare search

Amanda Spink; Robert M. Wolfe; Bernard J. Jansen

doi:10.4018/978-1-59140-678-5.ch011

Semantics and the medical healthcare search

Amanda Spink, Robert M. Wolfe, Bernard J. Jansen

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This chapter discusses issues related to semantics and the medical Web. Much health information is available on the Web, but not always effectively found by users. Studies examining various aspects of medical Web searching show that searchers' do not always use correct medical terminology. This chapter reports results from a longitudinal study of medical/health related searches using commercial Web search engine query data from 1997 to 2004.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Electronic Business
Publisher	IGI Global
Pages	267-279
Number of pages	13
Volume	2
ISBN (Print)	9781591406785
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-678-5.ch011
Publication status	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes

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