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Hand surgery coding and classification.

Authors :
Macey A
Kelly C
Brady O
Burke F
Source :
Journal of hand surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland) [J Hand Surg Br] 1995 Oct; Vol. 20 (5), pp. 681-4.
Publication Year :
1995

Abstract

The development of codes for hand surgery as part of the Read Code System is described. A lexicon of clinical terms and surgery has been developed, and will shortly be available from the National Health Service Centre for Coding and Classification in Loughborough, UK.

Subjects

Subjects :
Forms and Records Control organization & administration
Humans
Medical Records Systems, Computerized organization & administration
Orthopedics organization & administration
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
United Kingdom
Hand surgery
Orthopedics classification

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Language :
English
ISSN :
0266-7681
Volume :
20
Issue :
5
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of hand surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
8543881
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0266-7681(05)80136-6
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