External cause
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external-cause-233-6419262
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External cause
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In medicine, an external cause is a reason for the existence of a medical condition which can be associated with a specific object or acute process that was caused by something outside the body. Such causes are classified as "E codes" in ICD 9. External Cause of Injury Codes are ICD-9-CM codes or ICD-10 codes that are used to define the mechanism of death or injury, along with the place of occurrence of the event. E codes are assigned on death certificates based on the manner of death. ICD-10 co
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Associating a specific object or acute process that was caused by something outside the body
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_cause
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2021-04-26T13:42:54Z
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