WikiMeSH: Multi Lingual MeSH Translations via Wikipedia.

Objective: The aim of this paper is to propose an extended translation of the MeSH thesaurus based on Wikipedia pages.

Methods: A mapping was realized between each MeSH descriptor (preferred terms and synonyms) and corresponding Wikipedia pages.

Results: A tool called "WikiMeSH" has been developed.

[Anticoagulant clinics are they effective in France? Performance evaluation of six anticoagulant clinics concerning the management of vitamin K antagonists].

Purpose: Recent data show that the quality of anticoagulation evaluated in patients receiving vitamin K antagonists (VKA) is not optimal in France. The aim of this retrospective study was to estimate the performances of six French anticoagulant clinics that manage VKA treatments over a 3-year period, from 2009 to 2011.

Methods: All clinics used the same rule based software.