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Preferred term

International Classification of Diseases  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A system of categories to which morbid entries are assigned according to established criteria. Included is the entire range of conditions in a manageable number of categories, grouped to facilitate mortality reporting. It is produced by the World Health Organization (From ICD-10, p1). The Clinical Modifications, produced by the UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, are larger extensions used for morbidity and general epidemiological purposes, primarily in the U.S.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • International Classification of Disease
  • International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems

In other languages

  • French

  • CIM (Classification Internationale des Maladies)
  • Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes
  • ICD (International Classification of Diseases)
  • International classification of diseases

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WF7661TX-R

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