Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 00:11:16 GMT Server: NCSA/1.4.1 Content-type: text/html Last-modified: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 20:25:05 GMT Content-length: 2053
Since 1965 the Linguistic String Project (LSP) at New York University has engaged in Natural Language Processing research. Since 1975, the Project had developed methods of sublanguage analysis, in particular, as applied to medical documents. Applications include extracting selected types of information from free text hospital discharge summaries and clinic visit reports, and automatic coding of patient information in the terms of a controlled medical vocabulary.
Major results include