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Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Inform. 2013 Nov 7;46(0):S40–S47. doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2013.11.001

Table 1.

Examples of generalized sentences for pattern extraction.

Original sentence	Generalized sentence	Between tokens pattern
Dopamine and epinephrine given for cardiovascular support	[treatment_1] CC [treatment_2] given IN [treatment]	Treatment CC treatment
The patient's bilirubin level at 24 h of life was 4.6	[test_1] IN [date_2] IN NN was CD	Test IN date