IdfromString: Retrieving source-asserted identifiers

View source: R/IdfromString.R

IdfromStringR Documentation

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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