Representation of Social Determinants of Health terminology in medical subject headings: impact of added terms.

Journal: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To enhance and evaluate the quality of PubMed search results for Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) through the addition of new SDoH terms to Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).

Authors

  • Chikako Suda-King
    Lexical Intelligence, LLC, Rockville, MD 20851, United States.
  • Lucas Winch
    Lexical Intelligence, LLC, Rockville, MD 20851, United States.
  • James M Tucker
    Lexical Intelligence, LLC, Rockville, MD 20851, United States.
  • Abbey D Zuehlke
    Lexical Intelligence, LLC, Rockville, MD 20851, United States.
  • Christine Hunter
    C & C Hunter Consulting, San Diego, CA 92120, United States.
  • Janine M Simmons
    Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States.