Towards improved coding of acute myocardial infarction in hospital discharge abstracts: A pilot project

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 351-358

  Cox, Jafna L ^b   Melady, Michele P ^b   Chen, Erluo ^b   Naylor, C David ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Disease classification; Patient records

Indexed keywords

HEART ENZYME;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CANADA; CODING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; SYMPTOM;

CANADA; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0030915233     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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