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BLURBs. A coding scheme for toxicologic data.

R Hanzlick
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A simple scheme is presented to enable coding of toxicologic data by medical examiners or coroners who can design or direct the structure of their computer databases. Based on the English language, BLURBs are created, which consist of a prefix describing the specimen, a root word indicating the substance analyzed, and a suffix indicating the test results. BLURBs are easily interpretable and can reduce computer disk space usage, facilitate useful queries, and promote uniformity of data.

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R Hanzlick. 1993. BLURBs. A coding scheme for toxicologic data.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000433-199303000-00007

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