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In medicine, an '''external cause''' is a reason for the existence of a medical condition which can be associated with a specific object or acute process outside the body. | In medicine, an '''external cause''' is a reason for the existence of a medical condition which can be associated with a specific object or acute process outside the body. | ||
They are classified as "[[List of ICD-9 codes E and V codes: External causes of injury and supplemental classification|E codes]]" in | They are classified as "[[List of ICD-9 codes E and V codes: External causes of injury and supplemental classification|E codes]]" in ICD 9.<ref name="pmid11770664">{{cite journal |author=LeMier M, Cummings P, West TA |title=Accuracy of external cause of injury codes reported in Washington State hospital discharge records |journal=Inj. Prev. |volume=7 |issue=4 |pages=334–8 |year=2001 |pmid=11770664 |doi= |url=http://ip.bmj.com/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=11770664}}</ref> | ||
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In medicine, an external cause is a reason for the existence of a medical condition which can be associated with a specific object or acute process outside the body.
They are classified as "E codes" in ICD 9.[1]
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- ↑ LeMier M, Cummings P, West TA (2001). "Accuracy of external cause of injury codes reported in Washington State hospital discharge records". Inj. Prev. 7 (4): 334–8. PMID 11770664.