Primary health care ICD - A tool for general practice research

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 133-148

  Pärnänen, Heikki ^a   Kumpusalo, Esko ^a   Takala, Jorma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epidemiological data; General practice; ICD; ICPC; Morbidity coding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CODING; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RATING SCALE; RESEARCH;

ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DISEASE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0033913846     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1751(200004/06)15:2<133::AID-HPM583>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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