CODIFYING UNSTRUCTURED DATA: A NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING APPROACH TO EXTRACT RICH DATA FROM CLINICAL LETTERS

Codifying unstructured data: A Natural Language Processing approach to extract rich data from clinical letters

ABSTRACT Objectives Electronic healthcare records (EHR) are the main data sources that facilitate epidemiology research.Routinely collected data such as primary and secondary care are now easily linked to produce novel and high impact research.There are, however, rich data locked in the free text of clinical letters that are not otherwise translate

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Clinical and Endoscopic Response to Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Antibody Therapy in a Patient With Cronkhite-copyright Syndrome

berkley power worm 100 pack Cronkhite-copyright syndrome (CCS) is an acquired polyposis syndrome with gastrointestinal and extraintestinal manifestations.Given its rarity and lack of standard treatment, diagnosis and treatment are challenging.Steroid therapy and nutritional support are conventional treatments.There is no consensus on management of

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Coronavirus-19 and malaria: The great mimics

The use of SARS-CoV-2 rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits by some African countries for screening has raised serious concerns over their role in malaria areas.Coupled with a lack of adequate personal protective equipment and the scarcity of knowledge on the possible interaction between malaria and COVID-19 both in terms of presentations and shared sym

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