TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1990//
TI  - Reliability of causal indicators for nonfatal injuries
JO  - Scandinavian journal of social medicine
A1  - Honkanen, R. J.
A1  - Mönkkönen, R.
SP  - 257
EP  - 261
VL  - 18
IS  - 4
N2  - The applicability of the ICD E code as a causal indicator of nonfatal injuries has been criticized. New codes have been developed to replace the ICD codes. We compared the coding reliability of the ICD E and place vs. the Nordic mechanism (M) and place codes. The mean accuracy (76 vs. 70%) (p less than 0.002) and the intercoder reliability (84 vs. 69%) (p less than 0.001) were better for the E than M code. The accuracy of the place codes was the same (83%). A short training improved (p less than 0.001) the accuracy of all four codes. The replacement of the E code with the M code would not improve the reliability of data on causes of injuries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0300-8037
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -