Lawrence D Platt
Biographic Data
| ID | 10868265 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lawrence D Platt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lawrence D |
| FAMILY NAME | Platt |
| SIGNATURE | PLATT L D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Using ICD-9 codes to identify indications for primary and repeat cesarean sections
Aggregate databases are increasingly being used to evaluate appropriateness of care, and, for cesarean sections, Anderson and Lomas' International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision (ICD-9), coding hierarchy is a widely used tool. The aim of this study was to assess the validity of the hierarchy and expand its applicability to repeat cesareans. Hospital records of 1885 singleton cesareans were reviewed. Clinical indications and ICD-9 hierar…
Attitudes on the ethics of abortion, sex selection, and selective pregnancy termination among health care professionals, ethicists, and clergy likely to encounter such situations
The ethical attitudes of health care providers toward abortion, sex selection, and selective termination of normal and anomalous fetuses in singleton or multiple pregnancies were evaluated by questionnaires distributed to members of the American Society of Human Genetics, the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society, the Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, ethicists, and clergy. Demographic characteristics of respondents exhibited a prepo…
Using ICD-9 codes to identify indications for primary and repeat cesarean sections
Aggregate databases are increasingly being used to evaluate appropriateness of care, and, for cesarean sections, Anderson and Lomas' International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision (ICD-9), coding hierarchy is a widely used tool. The aim of this study was to assess the validity of the hierarchy and expand its applicability to repeat cesareans. Hospital records of 1885 singleton cesareans were reviewed. Clinical indications and ICD-9 hierar…
Attitudes on the ethics of abortion, sex selection, and selective pregnancy termination among health care professionals, ethicists, and clergy likely to encounter such situations
The ethical attitudes of health care providers toward abortion, sex selection, and selective termination of normal and anomalous fetuses in singleton or multiple pregnancies were evaluated by questionnaires distributed to members of the American Society of Human Genetics, the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society, the Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, ethicists, and clergy. Demographic characteristics of respondents exhibited a prepo…
Using ICD-9 codes to identify indications for primary and repeat cesarean sections
Aggregate databases are increasingly being used to evaluate appropriateness of care, and, for cesarean sections, Anderson and Lomas' International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision (ICD-9), coding hierarchy is a widely used tool. The aim of this study was to assess the validity of the hierarchy and expand its applicability to repeat cesareans. Hospital records of 1885 singleton cesareans were reviewed. Clinical indications and ICD-9 hierar…
Family medicine (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Pregnancy (2 works) · Abortion (1 work) · Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy (1 work) · Clinical practice guidelines implementation (1 work) · Coding (social sciences) (1 work) · Environmental health (1 work) · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (1 work)