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Descriptor English: International Classification of Primary Care
Descriptor Spanish: Clasificación Internacional de la Atención Primaria
Descriptor Clasificación Internacional de la Atención Primaria
Scope note: La Clasificación Internacional de la Atención Primaria es un método de clasificación para los médicos de atención primaria. Permite la clasificación de los motivos de consulta al médico de familia, de los problemas de salud y diagnósticos gestionados, de las intervenciones en atención primaria y la ordenación de los datos de la sesión de atención primaria en una estructura de episodios de atención. Ha sido desarrollada por el International Classification Committee de WONCA (organización mundial de médicos de familia) y fue publicada por primera vez en 1987 por la Oxford University Press (OUP). En 1998 se publicó una revisión con los criterios de inclusión y definiciones. La segunda revisión fue aceptada en la Familia de Clasificaciones Internacionales de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS). (Traducción libre de: World Health Organization. International Classification of Primary Care, Second edition (ICPC-2). Geneva. Accessed 24 June 2011; Bentsen BG. International classification of primary care. Scand J Prim Health Care. 1986 Feb;4(1):43-50; http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/adaptations/icpc2/en/)
Descriptor Portuguese: Classificação Internacional de Atenção Primária
Descriptor French: Classification Internationale des Soins Primaires
Entry term(s): Classification of Medically Unexplained Symptoms in Primary Care
Classification of Reasons why Persons seek Primary Care
ICHPPC
ICPC
ICPC-1
ICPC-2
ICPC-2-E
International Classification of Health Problems in PHC
International Classification of Health Problems in Primary Care
International Classification of Health Problems in Primary Care (ICHPPC)
International Classification of Health Problems in Primary Health Care
International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC)
Reason for Encounter Classification
Reason for Encounter Classification (RFEC)
Reasons for Contact with Primary Health Care Services
Tree number(s): SP5.467.365.431.267
Scope note: The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC) is a classification method for primary care encounters. It allows for the classification of the patient's reason for encounter (RFE), the problems/diagnosis managed, primary or general health care interventions, and the ordering of the data of the primary care session in an episode of care structure. It was developed by the WONCA International Classification Committee (WICC), and was first published in 1987 by Oxford University Press (OUP). A revision and inclusion of criteria and definitions was published in 1998. The second revision was accepted within the World Health Organization's (WHO) Family of International Classifications. (From: World Health Organization. International Classification of Primary Care, Second edition (ICPC-2). Geneva. Accessed 24 June 2011; Bentsen BG. International classification of primary care. Scand J Prim Health Care. 1986 Feb;4(1):43-50; http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/adaptations/icpc2/en/)
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
DeCS ID: 55170
Unique ID: DDCS055170
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International Classification of Primary Care - Preferred
Concept UI FD00062033
Scope note The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC) is a classification method for primary care encounters. It allows for the classification of the patient's reason for encounter (RFE), the problems/diagnosis managed, primary or general health care interventions, and the ordering of the data of the primary care session in an episode of care structure. It was developed by the WONCA International Classification Committee (WICC), and was first published in 1987 by Oxford University Press (OUP). A revision and inclusion of criteria and definitions was published in 1998. The second revision was accepted within the World Health Organization's (WHO) Family of International Classifications. (From: World Health Organization. International Classification of Primary Care, Second edition (ICPC-2). Geneva. Accessed 24 June 2011; Bentsen BG. International classification of primary care. Scand J Prim Health Care. 1986 Feb;4(1):43-50; http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/adaptations/icpc2/en/)
Preferred term International Classification of Primary Care
Entry term(s) Classification of Medically Unexplained Symptoms in Primary Care
Classification of Reasons why Persons seek Primary Care
ICHPPC
ICPC
ICPC-1
ICPC-2
ICPC-2-E
International Classification of Health Problems in PHC
International Classification of Health Problems in Primary Care
International Classification of Health Problems in Primary Care (ICHPPC)
International Classification of Health Problems in Primary Health Care
International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC)
Reason for Encounter Classification
Reason for Encounter Classification (RFEC)
Reasons for Contact with Primary Health Care Services



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