Do hospital E-codes consistently capture suicidal behaviour?

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 139-145

  Rhodes, Anne E ^a   Links, Paul S ^b   Streiner, David L ^b   Dawe, Ian ^b   Cass, Dan ^b   Janes, Samantha ^b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attempted; Hospitalization; Poisoning reproducibility of results; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CODING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; SELF POISONING; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CANADA; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POISONING; PREVALENCE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0036766174     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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