Instruction Manual Part 2b
Instructions for Classifying Multiple Causes of Death


The basic purpose of this manual is to document concepts and
instructions for coding multiple causes of death while
conforming with provisions of ICD-9.  This manual should be
used with ICD-9, Volumes 1 and 2.  It should also be used in
conjunction with Instruction Manual, Part 2e.  Part 2e
includes 1) a list of medical terms encountered frequently on
death certificates for which ICD-9 did not provide codes,
2) errata sheets for Volume 2 issued by the World Health
Organization, 3) detailed listing of secondary neoplasms,
4) abbreviations used in medical terminology, and 5) a list
of state geographic codes.

The Instruction Manual is comprised of eight Wordperfect files
that have been compressed into the file 2BMANUAL.ZIP (193,021
bytes).  The order of the uncompressed files is as follows:

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INDEX-2B.WPF     54,893 bytes     Wordperfect version 6.1

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