Carbon monoxide-related injury estimation using ICD-coded data: Methodologic implications for public health surveillance

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 119-127

  Ball, Lauren B ^a   Macdonald, Steven C ^b   Mott, Joshua A ^c   Etzel, Ruth A ^c  

^a Indoor Air Solutions   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide poisoning; ICD coding; ICD 10; ICD 9; Multiple cause of death analysis; Public health surveillance; Single cause of death analysis; Underlying cause of death

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; AIR POLLUTANT; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751162098     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.60.3.119-127     Document Type: Article

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