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Hospitalizations from Injuries: A Report on the Completeness of External-Cause-of-Injury Coding in North Carolina’s Hospital Discharge Data 1997-1999

Record #:
29463
Abstract:
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.
Source:
SCHS Studies (NoCar RA 407.4 N8 P48), Vol. Issue 128, Dec 2001, p1-9, bibl, f