The International Classification of Diseases: Ninth Revision (ICD-9)
Authors: VERGIL N. SLEE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1978)

Editorials1 March 1978The International Classification of Diseases: Ninth Revision (ICD-9)VERGIL N. SLEE, M.D., F.A.C.P.VERGIL N. SLEE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-88-3-424 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1977, volume 1 of the ninth revision of theInternational Classification of Diseases(ICD-9) was published by the World Health Organization (WHO). Volume 2, the Alphabetic Index, will appear shortly. By international agreement, this classification is to be used by member countries for mortality and morbidity statistics after December 1978.ICD-9, the successor toICD-8, is the product of a decade of work culminating in the Ninth Revision Conference held in Geneva in 1975. In the United States and Canada,ICD-9will be used for clinical purposes as well as for death certificates. 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