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- Title
Injury Coding and Hospital Discharge Data.
- Authors
Sniezek, Joseph E.; Finklea, John F.; Graitcer, Philip L.
- Abstract
Describes the supplementary system for classification of external causes of injury and poisoning known as E codes. Benefits of using E codes in hospital data discharge (HDD) systems to collect data on severe nonfatal injuries; Lack of adequate data for routinely monitoring the magnitude and costs of injury in the U.S.; Call for the development of E-code definitions and guidelines.
- Subjects
UNITED States; HOSPITAL admission &; discharge; MEDICAL records; WOUNDS &; injuries
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 1989, Vol 262, Issue 16, p2270
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.1989.03430160092037