[The implementation of ICD-10 in Germany - tools and information on the Internet].
ICD-10 was implemented for morbidity coding in Germany in January 2000. The electronic versions of ICD-10 are introduced. For everyday work with the classification and for epidemiological research further tools are provided by DIMDI: ICD-10 meta files, ICD conversion tables, ICD-10 thesaurus of diagnostic terms. All files are available free of charge via the INTERNET.
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Deutsches Institut für Medizinische Dokumentation und Information, Köln. schopen@dimdi.de