External Cause Codes Explain

question 16

Multiple Choice

External cause codes explain:

• A) how a patient became injured.
• B) where an injury occurred.
• C) what the physician did for the patient.
• D) how a patient was injured and where an injury occurred.

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Definitions:

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment being tested and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested groups do.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two variables fluctuate together, ranging from -1 (a perfect negative correlation) to +1 (a perfect positive correlation).

Biased Sample

A sample that does not accurately represent the population from which it was drawn, leading to skewed or misleading results.

Direct Contact

A way of spreading infectious agents through physical touch or being within close proximity to someone or something.