Coding medical information: Classification versus nomenclature and implications to the Israeli medical system

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 203-210

  Vardy, Daniel A ^a   Gill, Rhona P ^b   Israeli, Abraham ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Hlth Info Management Department   (Israel)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Classification; Coding; Medical information; Nomenclature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INFORMATION SERVICE; ISRAEL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT INFORMATION;

EID: 0031847775     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022643216122     Document Type: Article

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