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Data compression in a textual medical application

Journal of Medical Systems volume 7, pages 513–520 (1983)Cite this article

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On-line storage of textual data can represent a significant expense even with today's lower storage costs. This paper presents a hybrid compression scheme designed for rapid decoding and retrieval in a medical data base application. Utilizing this method, a 60% reduction of the space required has been obtained.

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  1. From the Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, USA

    Jeffrey J. Haas

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Haas, J.J. Data compression in a textual medical application. J Med Syst 7, 513–520 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00995181

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Keywords

  • Expense
  • Data Base
  • Medical Application
  • Medical Data
  • Data Compression