IdfromString: Retrieving source-asserted identifiers

In yvoawk/getUMLS: Query the UMLS metathesaurus

Retrieving source-asserted identifiers

Description

This function help to retrieve a source-asserted identifiers (codes) associate with a search term (string) in UMLS specific source vocabulary.

Usage

IdfromString(String, vocabulary, ENG = TRUE)

Arguments

String	The search term.
vocabulary	It takes any root source abbreviation in the UMLS. See the “Abbreviation” column for a list of UMLS source vocabulary abbreviations. Currently searching for one source vocabulary at the time.
ENG	The default is TRUE. We recommend put it to FALSE when the search term is not in English.

Value

A source-asserted identifier (codes). #' @examples ## Not run: Id <- IdfromString(String = "bone fracture", vocabulary = "MSH")

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