Term: World Health Organization (WHO)

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2007-09-26

Definition:

The United Nations agency for health. One role of the organization is to set health care standards for classifying and coding diseases, diagnoses, and procedures, such as the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).

Related concepts 

• Cause of Death Coding in the MCHP Vital Statistics Mortality Registry Data
• International Classification of Disease (ICD) Coding in MCHP Data

Related terms 

• Disability Among Youth
• ICD-10-CA
• International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
• International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Chapters
• International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10)
• International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, with Canadian Enhancements (ICD-10-CA)
• International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision (ICD-9)
• International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, with Clinical Modifications (ICD-9-CM)
• International Classification of Diseases, Adapted - 8th Revision (ICDA-8)
• International Normalized Ratio (INR)

Term used in 

• Fransoo R, Martens P, Prior H, Chateau D, McDougall C, Schultz J, McGowan K, Soodeen R, Bailly A. Adult Obesity in Manitoba: Prevalence, Associations, and Outcomes. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2011. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Fransoo R, Martens P, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C, Koseva I, Bailly A, Allegro E. The 2013 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2013. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Katz A, Avery Kinew K, Star L, Taylor C, Koseva I, Lavoie J, Burchill C, Urquia M, Basham A, Rajotte L, Ramayanam V, Jarmasz J, Burchill S. The Health Status of and Access to Healthcare by Registered First Nation Peoples in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2019. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)