title: Numerical proposal for a semiological classification of clinical findings.
abstract: The principal goal of this paper is to present a numerical classification of the characteristics of symptoms and signs. This classification begins with the ICD9 code and takes into account the semiological aspects of the already mentioned symptoms an signs, in such a way, that a digit represents, in cases of abdominal pain, site, another: radiating to, and the followings: aggravating, relieving factors, progress, duration and type. This way of representing data, with only a digit for each characteristic facilitates registration and elaboration of data bases, as well as, electronic data interchange.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, UNAM, México, D.F.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boom-Anglada
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Colina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cerritos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Monteverde
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Toledano
mesh_terms: D002965:Classification; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D012015:Reference Standards