Researchers from Denmark built a search engine dedicated to rare diseases called FindZebra.
Sources
- This New Search Engine Helps Doctors Diagnose Rare, Obscure Diseases (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.technologyreview.com/2013/03/18/179360/the-rare-disease-search-engine-that-outperforms-google/ (technologyreview.com)
- https://research.regionh.dk/en/publications/findzebra-a-search-engine-for-rare-diseases (research.regionh.dk)
- https://arxiv.org/abs/1303.3229 (arxiv.org)
- https://searchengineland.com/search-engine-designed-for-medical-community-helps-diagnose-rare-diseases-156046 (searchengineland.com)
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/258270 (medicalnewstoday.com)
- https://www.imedicalapps.com/2013/03/search-engine-diagnose-rare-medical-diseases-findzebra/ (imedicalapps.com)
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