Abstract
Francois Bossier de Lacroix (1706–1777) has been credited with the first systematic classification of diseases, published under the title of Nosologalia Methodica. Important additional early contributions to the science of nosology came from William Farr (1807–1883) and Mark d’Espine, who created classifications and used them for statistical purposes. Jacques Bertillon (1851–1922) produced the Bertillon classification of causes of death, which eventually became the basis for what is now known as the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Beginning with the first revision in 1900, subsequent revisions have been produced at approximately 10-year intervals. The most current is the ninth revision (ICD-9),1 published in 1979. It has been modified for use in the United States as the International Classification of Diseases—Ninth Revision—Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM).2
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Froom, J. (1983). Classification Systems. In: Taylor, R.B. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4002-8_123
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