TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - A microcomputer program for coding external cause of injury
JO  - Journal of trauma
A1  - Pollock, D. A.
A1  - McClain, P. W.
SP  - 55
EP  - 58
VL  - 29
IS  - 1
N2  - 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.
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SN  - 0022-5282
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -