Discussion of “Biomedical Ontologies: Toward Scientific Debate”

M. Brochhausen; A. Burgun; W. Ceusters; A. Hasman; T. Y. Leong; M. Musen; J. L. Oliveira; M. Peleg; A. Rector; S. Schulz

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1625243

Methods of Information in Medicine, Table of Contents

Methods Inf Med 2011; 50(03): 217-236
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1625243

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Discussion of “Biomedical Ontologies: Toward Scientific Debate”

M. Brochhausen

¹Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany

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A. Burgun

²Inserm U936, Department of Medical Informatics, Rennes 1 University, Rennes, France

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W. Ceusters

³University at Buffalo, Buffalo NY, USA

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A. Hasman

⁴AMC-University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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T. Y. Leong

⁵National University of Singapore, Singapore

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M. Musen

⁶Stanford University, Stanford, USA

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J. L. Oliveira

⁷University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

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M. Peleg

⁸University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

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A. Rector

⁹University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

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S. Schulz

¹⁰Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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