International Classification of Procedures in Medicine

Volume 1
Paperback
January 1978
9789241541244
More details
  • Publisher
    World Health Organization
  • Published
    1st January 1978
  • ISBN 9789241541244
  • Language English
  • Pages 319 pp.
  • Size 6" x 10"
$30.00

A systematic authoritative classification of the many procedures used in different branches of medicine. Chapters cover procedures for medical diagnosis laboratory procedures preventive procedures surgical operations other therapeutic procedures and ancillary procedures. The volume, which follows the structure and system of coding used in the International Classification of Diseases, includes a tabular list of procedures followed by a detailed alphabetical index.

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