ICD-10 Volume 2: International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems : Instruction Manual

Description

An instruction manual for coders, statisticians, analysts, and other users of the ICD. The opening chapter introduces the purpose and application of the ICD, its basic structure, and the principles of classification. The next chapter, which explains how to use the ICD, presents practical information which all users need to know in order to exploit the classification to its full advantage. Instructions cover the use of inclusion and exclusion terms, the "asterisk and dagger" system of dual coding, special conventions used in the tabular list, and the use of asterisk categories, cat...