Sentence examples for classifications of diseases from inspiring English sources
Rough classifications of diseases are given.
Classifications of diseases become extremely important in the compilation of statistics on causes of illness (morbidity) and causes of death (mortality).
Important contributions have been achieved in the context of QC for CT such as new classifications of diseases or identification of new prognostic markers that are now widely used.
As the diagnosis of cancer relies on the WHO classifications of diseases (ICD), which are regularly updated, it is difficult to examine time trends in cancer incidence by site covering different revisions of the ICD.
We obtained nationwide cancer mortality data for 1970 to 2006 from the SEER*Stat database [10], which defines major cancer sites consistently over time in order to maximize comparability across international classifications of diseases (ICD) versions and facilitate reporting of long term mortality trends [11].
Classifications of diseases as infectious or non-communicable are limiting, because illnesses influence each other.
Since in 2005, National Institutes of Health (NIH) consensus panels have proposed definitions and classifications of disease to standardize treatment trials.
The World Health Organization takes pains to periodically revise its International Classification of Diseases, which is used, among other ways, to tally the causes of death throughout the world.
Britain uses an alternative manual, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) published by the World Health Organisation, but the DSM is still hugely influential – and controversial.
Another ongoing battle for trans people is to revise the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Diseases (ICD) so that transsexuality is not listed as a mental illness.
