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The Read Clinical Classification (Read Codes)

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Medical Informatics Europe ’90

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics ((LNMED,volume 40))

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Abstract

There are six key criteria that a standard computerised medical language must satisfy. It must be:

  1. 1

    Comprehensive

  2. 2

    Hierarchical

  3. 3

    Computerised

  4. 4

    Coded

  5. 5

    Cross-referenced

  6. 6

    Dynamic

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Centre for Coding and ClassificationLoughborough, 26-28 Leicester Road, Leicestershire, LE11 2AG, UK

    James D. Read MB ChB DRCOG FRCGP (Director)

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  1. James D. Read MB ChB DRCOG FRCGP
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. The Federated Dublin Voluntary Hospitals, St. James’ Hospital, P.O. Box 795, Dublin 8, Ireland

    Rory O’Moore

  2. Department of Clinical Bacteriology, P.O. Box 552, 751 22, Uppsala, Sweden

    Stellan Bengtsson

  3. Caer Gwent, St. Paul’s Hospital, St. Paul’s Hill, Winchester, England

    John R. Bryant

  4. Department of Public Health Medicine, Greater Glasgow Health Board, McLeod Street, Glasgow, G4 ORA, Scotland

    John S. Bryden

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Read, J.D. (1990). The Read Clinical Classification (Read Codes). In: O’Moore, R., Bengtsson, S., Bryant, J.R., Bryden, J.S. (eds) Medical Informatics Europe ’90. Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics, vol 40. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51659-7_121

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