Codes, classifications, terminologies and nomenclatures: Definition, development and application in practice

Informatics in Primary Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-69

  de Lusignan, Simon ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computers; Family practice; Feedback; Primary health care; Vocabulary controlled

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CODING; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; THEORY;

EID: 18744366978     PISSN: 14760320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14236/jhi.v13i1.580     Document Type: Article

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