An evaluation of comparability between NEISS and ICD-9-CM injury coding.

To evaluate the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System's (NEISS) comparability with a data source that uses ICD-9-CM coding.A sample of NEISS cases from a children's hospital in 2008 was selected, and cases were linked with their original medical record. Medical records were review...

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Main Authors: Meghan C Thompson, Krista K Wheeler, Junxin Shi, Gary A Smith, Huiyun Xiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3962381?pdf=render