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Record #:
3600
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Hospital discharge rates, length of stays, and charges revealed higher discharge rates for heart disease in the state than in the nation and increases in knee and hip replacements.
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SCHS Studies (NoCar RA 407.4 N8 P48), Vol. Issue 109, Jan 1998, p1-14
Record #:
24885
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Catherine Sanford, Katrina Baggett and Michael Bowling explore the rate of reporting external causes of injury are reported to accompany injury-related diagnosis codes. These codes are used to study external causes of injuries.
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SCHS Studies (NoCar RA 407.4 N8 P48), Vol. Issue 128, Dec 2001, p1-9, bibl, f
Record #:
29380
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In October of 1978, data were collected on North Carolina residents discharged from short-stay general hospitals. The project involved the cooperation of health planning agencies and the hospital association in North Carolina. This report provides background of the study and presents morbidity estimates derived from the data.
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SCHS Studies (NoCar RA 407.4 N8 P48), Vol. Issue 20, July 1981, p1-13, bibl, f
Record #:
29396
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This report examines the degree of multiple hospitalization in North Carolina for patients grouped by age, race, sex, diagnosis group, and hospital size. The results are compared to those found in other studies of multiple hospitalization.
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SCHS Studies (NoCar RA 407.4 N8 P48), Vol. Issue 32, May 1984, p1-3, bibl, f
Record #:
29463
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This study assessed the completeness of the recording of external cause of injury codes (E-codes) on North Carolina hospital discharge records, for those patients with an injury as the primary cause of admission. E-codes are important for public health efforts to identify how many people are hurt or die from injuries, as well as the causes of these injuries.
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SCHS Studies (NoCar RA 407.4 N8 P48), Vol. Issue 128, Dec 2001, p1-9, bibl, f