The Accuracy of ICD Codes: Identifying Physical Abuse in 4 Children's Hospitals

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 444-450

  Hooft, Anneka M ^a   Asnes, Andrea G ^a   Livingston, Nina ^b   Deutsch, Stephanie ^c   Cahill, Linda ^c   Wood, Joanne N ^d   Leventhal, John M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

abuse; epidemiology; ICD 9 CM codes

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ICD-9-CM; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN INJURY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CODING; DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MULTICENTER STUDY; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL CODING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84933496986     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2015.01.008     Document Type: Article

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