Influence of the introduction of the ICD-10 on tendencies of mortality by causes (1980-2004) Influencia de la introducción de la CIE-10 en las tendencias de mortalidad por causas (1980-2004)
Objective: To evaluate the influence of the tenth revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) on tendencies of annual mortality rates, corrected and uncorrected to the ICD-9. Methods: Starting with the causes with a significant comparability ratio, we calculated the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-04-01
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Series: | Gaceta Sanitaria |
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Online Access: | http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0213-91112009000200012 |