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International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
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The Italian edition of the International Classification of Diseases, periodically published and reviewed by the World Health Organisation. The ICD is the fundamental tool for the encoding of morbid events and causes of death. The X Revision of the classification has been in use since 2003. The ICD-X is used for statistics on causes of death, while for statistics on hospital discharge is used ICD-IX CM.
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Related terms
Principal diagnosis at discharge
Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG)
Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC)
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