ICD-9-CM Coding of Emergency Department Visits for Food and Insect Sting Allergy

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 696-700

  Clark, Sunday ^a   Gaeta, Theodore J ^a   Kamarthi, Geeta S ^a   Camargo, Carlos A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical Modification (ICD 9 CM) Codes; Emergency Department; Food Allergy; Insect Sting Allergy; International Classification of Diseases; Ninth Revision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INSECT ALLERGY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33747067135     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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