[Searching French institutional health information sources: catalogue and index of French-language medical sites (CISMeF)]

(Recherche des sources d'information institutionnelle de santé françaises: le "Catalogue et index des sites médicaux francophones" (CISMeF).)

Full Abstract

The Catalogue and index of French-language medical sites (CISMeF) is a medical portal that provides users with results as pertinent as possible according to their requirements, expectations, and context of use. Indexing and single-term research are based on theMedical subject headings(MeSH) thesaurus. The integration of new medical terminology for indexing the catalogue's resources is intended to minimize false-negatives during searches and to contextualize the users' needs. The creation of a drug information portal makes more targeted research possible, with numerous entries according to user (physicians, pharmacists, chemists, and pharmacologists). For simplicity's sake, the catalogue's index of resources by different nomenclatures is not entirely displayed. The choice of display is left to the user, with MeSH only as the default. These multi-nomenclature tools should be applicable as well to electronic patient records. In this case, the objective is to improve patient care by better searches and identification of the information required during consultations and hospitalization.

Author information

Author/s: Sakji, Saoussen (S); Thirion, Benoît (B); Dahamna, Badisse (B); Darmoni, Stéfan Jacques (SJ);

Affiliation: CISMeF, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Rouen, GCSIS, LITIS EA 4108, Institut de recherche biomédicale, Université de Rouen, F-76031 Rouen, France.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Presse médicale (Paris, France : 1983) (Presse Med), published in France. (Language: fre)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 38 (issue 10) : pp 1443-50

Dates: Created 2009/10/05; Completed 2009/10/27;

PMID: 19762200, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/27/2009, IMS Date: )

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