Report of the United States Delegation to the International Conference for the Eighth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland, July 6-12, 1965 : discussion and recommendations at the Conference that was concerned primarily with Eighth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases and gave some consideration to multiple-cause tabulation and analysis and to hospital statistics.

  • United States. Public Health Service.
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1966
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Credit: Report of the United States Delegation to the International Conference for the Eighth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland, July 6-12, 1965 : discussion and recommendations at the Conference that was concerned primarily with Eighth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases and gave some consideration to multiple-cause tabulation and analysis and to hospital statistics. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS Page Background of the Conference --------------+---------------------------- 1 Organization of the Conference ------------------------------------------ 1 Work of the Conference-------------------------------------------------- 2 Eighth Revision of the ICD-----------+------------------------------ -- 2 International Form of Medical Certificate of Cause of Death-------------- 2 Lists for Tabulation of Morbidity and Mortality Data--------------------- 3 Nomenclature Regulations-------------------------------------------- 3 Adaptation of the ICD for Diagnostic Index of Hospital Records------------ 3 Multiple-Cause Tabulation and Analysis-------------------------------- 3 The Role of WHO in Developing Health Statistics------------------------ 4 Hospital Statistics--------------------------------------------------- ® Implications of Advances in Automatic Data Processing------------------ 5 National Committees on Vital and Health Statistics---------------------- 5 Future Meetings ---------------------------------- - ------------------- 6 Conclusions ---------------------------------------- - -- --------------- 6 Appendix I. Report of the Conference------------------------------------- 8 1. Eighth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)------------------------------------------------ 9 1.1 General Structure of the Classification--------+------------------ 9 1.1.1 Numbering System of the Classification-------------------- 9 1.1.2 Classification of Symptoms------------------------------- 9 1.1.3 Notes Under ICD Categories------------------------------ 9 1.1.4 Supplementary Classifications---------------------------- S 1.2 Categories and Sub-Categories of the ICD----------------------- 9 1.3 Editing of Manual--------------------------------------------- 10 2. Related Matters-------------------------------------------------- 10 2.1 International Form of Medical Certificate of Cause of Death-----+-+-----------=+-+-+---+------------------------- 10 2.2 Lists for Tabulation of Morbidity and Mortality Data-------------- 10 2.3 WHO Nomenclature Regulations-------------------------------- 10 2.4 Adaptation of the ICD for Diagnostic Indexing of Hospital Records-------------------------------------------- 11 2.5 Multiple-Cause Tabulation and Analysis------------------------- 11 2.6 Rules for Selection of Cause of Death--------------------------- it