Completeness and accuracy of international classification of disease (ICD) external cause of injury codes in emergency department electronic data

Injury Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 422-425

  Hunt, P R ^a   Hackman, H ^a   Berenholz, G ^b   McKeown, L ^a   Davis, L ^a   Ozonoff, V ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Berenholz Consulting Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL RECORD; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 37749012689     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2007.015859     Document Type: Article

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