Addressing the Challenge of Encoding Causal Epidemiological Knowledge in Formal Ontologies: A Practical Perspective

被引:12
作者
Okhmatovskaia, Anya [1 ]
Shaban-Nejad, Arash [1 ]
Lavigne, Maxime [1 ]
Buckeridge, David L. [1 ]
机构
[1] McGill Univ, Clin & Hlth Informat Res Grp, Montreal, PQ, Canada
来源
E-HEALTH - FOR CONTINUITY OF CARE | 2014年 / 205卷
关键词
formal ontologies; causality; uncertainty; public health;
D O I
10.3233/978-1-61499-432-9-1125
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
The paper presents an overview of approaches to encoding uncertain causal knowledge in formal ontologies and demonstrates how these approaches can be used in a semantic-driven application for public health using the Population Health Record (PopHR) platform as an example.
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页码:1125 / 1129
页数:5
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