Sometimes the apple does fall far from the tree: a case study on automatic indexing precision errors in PubMed

Objective: This case study identifies the presence and prevalence of precision indexing errors in a subset of automatically indexed MEDLINE records in PubMed (specifically, all MEDLINE records automatically indexed with the MeSH term Malus, the genus name for apple trees). In short, how well does a...

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Published in:	Journal of the Medical Library Association
Main Author:	Paije Wilson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2025-10-01
Subjects:	Abstract and Indexing MEDLINE automatic indexing PubMed Medical subject heading
Online Access:	http://jmla.pitt.edu/ojs/jmla/article/view/2110

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