@article{ref1,
title="A microcomputer program for coding external cause of injury",
journal="Journal of trauma",
year="1989",
author="Pollock, D. A. and McClain, P. W.",
volume="29",
number="1",
pages="55-58",
abstract="The publication of Injury in America emphasized a renewed interest in the scientific study of trauma. Collection and analysis of population-based data were viewed as necessary prerequisites for the establishment and evaluation of injury prevention programs. While it was noted that there is an existing broad-based gathering of injury mortality information, it was also made clear that there is a paucity of systematically collected morbidity data. A fundamental step toward correcting this deficiency is to identify and adopt a uniform system for coding causes of injury morbidity that is compatible with the large body of mortality data currently being collected. This paper describes a microcomputer-based program, which is intended to aid in the selection of External Cause of Injury Codes (E-codes). It is designed for coding both fatal and nonfatal injury causes and is appropriate for use in the hospital setting. The system is a modification of the one currently used for coding all injury deaths in the United States.",
language="",
issn="0022-5282",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}