This includes providing a format for reporting causes of death on the death certificate.
Selection rules provide guidance for systema- tically identifying the underlying cause of death.
The ICD has been revised periodically to incorporate changes in the medical field. Currently, the United STates uses the Ninth Revision. This volume will help the user understand the intricacies of the ICD-9 mortality codes. The file will also let the user search specific ICD-9 codes to facilitate their research. All underlying and multiple cause codes on this rom are contained in ICD-9 Volume 1.