Explicitly integrating MeSH thesaurus help into health information retrieval systems: An empirical user study

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Highlights:

• We developed a new interface by explicitly integrating MeSH.

• The new interface improved user’s question–answer performance.

• The new interface facilitated users to form new search strategies.

摘要

•We developed a new interface by explicitly integrating MeSH.•The new interface improved user’s question–answer performance.•The new interface facilitated users to form new search strategies.

论文关键词:Health information retrieval,MeSH terms,MeSH Browser,Usability,User experience,Interface design

论文评审过程:Received 31 October 2009, Revised 28 May 2012, Accepted 6 March 2013, Available online 31 July 2013.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2013.03.005