BC Advantage - 2023 Issue 7
The Transition to ICD-11: A Major Step Forward for Global Health
During the late 1800s, a physician from France named Jacques Bertillon was developing a method to create a consistent way of categorizing diseases. His goal was to simplify the process of monitoring and comparing mortality rates across various nations. In 1893, he released the inaugural version of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, which is currently recognized as the International Classification of Diseases - ICD.The first revision known as ICD-1, was published in 1900. It was developed by the International Statistical Institute (ISI) and was used by countries around the world to classify diseases and injuries. The ICD-1...
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