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Citation

Smith SM, Colwell LS, Sniezek JE. Am. J. Public Health 1990; 80(3): 279-281.

Affiliation

Division of Injury Epidemiology and Control, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2305904

PMCID

PMC1404681

Abstract

To evaluate the usefulness of International Classification of Diseases external cause-of-injury and poisoning codes (E codes) for public health surveillance of nonfatal injuries, we analyzed E codes from Indian Health Service (IHS) hospital records. E codes for unknown or unspecified causes were used for 25 percent of records. At two hospitals, 63 percent of E codes assigned by independent coders agreed; another 18 percent matched on general cause-of-injury groups. With uniform guidelines and increased training, E coding could provide a valuable, cost-effective method of quantifying and characterizing severe, nonfatal injuries.

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