Evaluation of a semi-automated data extraction tool for public health literature-based reviews: Dextr.

Journal: Environment international
Published Date: Dec 14, 2021

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: There has been limited development and uptake of machine-learning methods to automate data extraction for literature-based assessments. Although advanced extraction approaches have been applied to some clinical research reviews, existing methods are not well suited for addressing toxicology or environmental health questions due to unique data needs to support reviews in these fields.

Authors

  • Vickie R Walker
    Division of the National Toxicology Program (DNTP), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Research Triangle Park, NC, USA. Electronic address: Walker.Vickie@nih.gov.
  • Charles P Schmitt
    Office of Data Science, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Durham, NC 27709, USA.
  • Mary S Wolfe
    Division of the National Toxicology Program (DNTP), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
  • Artur J Nowak
    Evidence Prime Inc, Krakow, Poland.
  • Kuba Kulesza
    Evidence Prime Inc, Krakow, Poland.
  • Ashley R Williams
    ICF, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
  • Rob Shin
    ICF, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
  • Jonathan Cohen
    Division of biostatistics, School of Public Health, university of California Berkeley, CA, USA.
  • Dave Burch
    ICF, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
  • Matthew D Stout
    Division of the National Toxicology Program (DNTP), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
  • Kelly A Shipkowski
    Division of the National Toxicology Program (DNTP), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
  • Andrew A Rooney
    Division of the National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.

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