UMLS-Norm version 0.01
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This module performs term normalization using UMLS LUINORM. 
It works best at token level. 
Given a word as an input, it returns its normalized form.
E.g. chemicals -> chemical
alzheimer's -> alzheimer

The LUINorm program has to be downloaded and installed 
inorder to work with his module.
For more infromation about Norm program and its sister program 
LUINorm refer: 
http://lexsrv2.nlm.nih.gov/SPECIALIST/Projects/lvg/2009/docs/userDoc/tools/norm.html

INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following:

   perl Makefile.PL
   make
   make test
   make install

DEPENDENCIES

This module requires these other modules and libraries:

  blah blah blah

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Put the correct copyright and licence information here.

Copyright (C) 2010 by Harsha Gurulingappa

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.8 or,
at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.


