Table 10 The distribution of annotated question triggers

comparison

28

difference (10), better, differences, better then, vs, versus, similiar, like, comparison, compared

20

better (5), most effective

information

272

information (144), info, know, help, is, research, mean, learn

52

what is (56), is, normal, why, which is, called, what, means, mean, ?

time

-

-

23

after (8), when, stay, take, start, how long

other_question

131

danger (5), cost (5), too low, low, long

0

-

cause

70

cause (76), causes, caused, causing, why, reason

26

why (31), cause, causes, when, is, ?

complication

40

cause (6), complications (6), risks, effect, caused, affect

29

result (2), after, affect

diagnose_me

-

-

10

problem (2)

diagnosis

85

test (13), diagnosis(13), tests, testing, tested, what, for, exams, detected

11

show (6)

effect (association)

69

effect(7), interfere, due to, connection, cause, related, link, affect

8

affect (3), do with

frequency

14

common (5), uncommon

-

inheritance

54

genetic (9), passed, inherited, chance, carriers, passed down, pass

-

lifestyle_diet

37

eat (5), food, maintain, is, help, exercises, do, diet, avoid

11

need (2), good, feed, drink

location

7

most common location (2)

21

where (23), where is, located, where are, go, come from

person_ organization

114

doctor (12), where, contact, find, specialist, place, study, go, doctors, anyone

13

who (3), performs, administer

prevention

22

prevent (12), protect, prevention, prevented, avoid, privention

2

prevent (3)

prognosis

148

how long (8), prognosis, go away, recovery, life expectancy, happen, lead to, continue

13

happen (2)

support_group

10

support (3)

-

susceptibility

41

get (10), risk, contagious, expose, transmitted, start again, spread, passed, occur, go to the hospital

29

contagious (8), affected, gets, common, affect, risk

symptom

51

symptoms (24), signs, normal, symptom, neck symptoms, mouth symptoms, heart symptoms, get, feeling, do

14

know (3), symptoms, affect

treatment

303

treatment (202), help, do, cure, treatments, treat, medicine, stop, for, take

46

treat (9), help, used, lower, for, cure, treatment, stop, reduce, increase

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action

21

how long (3), help, half life, effects

29

why (4), works, work, used, responsible, help, go, controls

alternative

25

alternative (6), take, superior, substitute, replacements, alternatives

0

-

contraindication

23

take (5), use, should not take, hurt, have

22

bad (2), after (2)

cost

5

cost (13), generic, prices

1

cost (2)

dosage

19

dosage (10), administration rates, lowest starting dose, dose, concentration

0

-

indication

73

help (10), for, used, take, prescribed, get

34

need (9), why, use, take, get, used, have, for

ingredient

38

is (26), contain, ingredients, in, free, contains, chemicals, ingredient, are

4

contain (3), is

interaction

41

together (5), take, safe

12

when taking (2)

long_term_effect

26

safe (2), long term effects, long term adverse reactions, last, damage, contributed, cause

0

-

overdose

8

-

0

-

side_effect

60

side effects (16), cause, side affect, side effect, effect, have, effects, causes, affect

0

-

storage_disposal

21

storage (3), stability (3), mixing (3), storing, kept, keep, glycogen storage disease, effective

0

-

tapering

28

cut back (2), orwithdraw, tapering, withdrawal, weaning, wean

0

-

usage

89

use (8), take, taken, taking, get, instructions, how long, doing

42

use (12), stop, given, take, dosage