NAME

WebService::UMLSKS::Similarity - access the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) via Webservices

VERSION

Version 0.23

SYNOPSIS

Basic Usage

        use WebService::UMLS::Similarity;
    # Creating object of similarity with default constructor.
    my $similarity1 = WebService::UMLS::Similarity->new();
    
    # Creating object of Similarity by providing Configuration parameters.
    my @source_list = ("SNOMEDCT", "MSH");
    my @relation_list = ("PAR", "CHD","RB", "RN") ;
    my $similarity2 = WebService::UMLS::Similarity->new({"sources" =>  \@source_list,"rels"   =>  \@relation_list }     );
    
    # Creating object of Similarity by providing Cinfiguration file path and name.
    my $similarity3 = WebService::UMLS::Similarity->
    new({"config" => "/home/../config"}); 

        Format of configuaration file

        The configuaration fie accepted by the module should be in the fillowing format
        
        SAB :: include SNOMEDCT,MSH
        REL :: include PAR,RB
        DIR :: include U,H
        RELA :: include RB-has_part
        
        Here, SAB is the sources and REL is relations you want to include in 
        searching the UMLS. The list of sources and relations can be provided 
        seperated by comma. Some UMLS sources are :SNOMEDCT,MSH,UWDA,CSP,FMA,NCI

DESCRIPTION

This module creates a new instance of Similarity module and while creating the instance sets all the configuration parameters which are used in rest of the module. User can provide the configuration parameters by directly passing them to the constructor using a hash of parameters with 'sources' and 'rels' options or user can provide directly the configuration file path in the constructor using 'config' option. If the user does not specify any configuartion parameters, defualt parameters are used. 'SNOMEDCT' is the deafult source used and 'PAR|CHD' are the default relations used.

SUBROUTINES

new

This sub creates a new object of Display by taking in optional configuaration parameters.

initialiseParameters

This subroutine sets the configuaration parameters hash which are then used in rest of the module.

SEE ALSO

ValidateTerm.pm GetUserData.pm ConnectUMLS.pm ws-getUMLSInfo.pl ws-getAllowablePath.pl

AUTHORS

Mugdha Choudhari, University of Minnesota Duluth <chou0130 at d.umn.edu>

Ted Pedersen, University of Minnesota Duluth <tpederse at d.umn.edu>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2011, Mugdha Choudhari, Ted Pedersen

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