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. 2019 Oct 31;7(4):e15980. doi: 10.2196/15980

Table 2.

A selection of rule-based punctuation removal examples.

Rule target Input Output
Prescription

  • q. a.m.

  • q. Sunday

  • tab.

  • qam

  • q Sunday

  • tab
Vitamin

  • vit. D

  • MVit.

  • vit D

  • MVit
Personal title

  • Dr. Harold Nutter

  • Harold Nutter, Ph.D.

  • Dr Harold Nutter

  • Harold Nutter, PhD
Shorthand x

  • hx. of migraines

  • sx. of depression

  • Rx. for cpap

  • hx of migraines

  • sx of depression

  • Rx for cpap
Species name

  • E. coli

  • C. diff

  • H. pylori

  • E coli

  • C diff

  • H pylori