Abbreviation Detection in Vietnamese Clinical Texts

• Main Authors: Vo, Chau, Cao, Tru, Ho, Bao
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: H. : ĐHQGHN 2019
• Subjects: Electronic medical record; Clinical note; Abbreviation identification; Semi-supervised learning; Self-training; Random forest
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/64775; https://doi.org/10.25073/2588-1086/vnucsce.211
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Abbreviations have been widely used in clinical notes because generating clinical notes often takes place under high pressure with lack of writing time and medical record simplification. Those abbreviations limit the clarity and understanding of the records and greatly affect all the computer -based...