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Body structures

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termGlossary Item
METEOR identifier:Help on this term327300
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 16/10/2006
  • Disability, Standard 13/08/2015
  • Health, Standard 29/11/2006
Definition:Help on this termBody structures are anatomical parts of the body such as organs, limbs and their components.

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this termBody structures are classified according to body systems. Impairments of body structure can involve anomaly, defect, loss and significant deviation. These are identified by use of the impairment extent, impairment location and impairment nature codes.
Comments:Help on this term

This glossary term is based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). The ICF was endorsed by the World Health Assembly in 2001 as a reference member of the WHO Family of International Classifications and of the Australian Family of Health and Related Classifications (endorsed by the National Health Information Management Group in 2002).

The ICF provides a framework for the description of human functioning and disability. The components of ICF are defined in relation to a health condition. A health condition is an ‘umbrella term for disease (acute or chronic), disorder, injury or trauma’ (WHO 2001). A health condition may be recorded, for example, as Episode of care principal diagnosis, code (ICD-10-AM 3rd ed) ANN{.N[N]} and Episode of care additional diagnosis, code (ICD-10-AM 3rd ed) ANN{.N[N]}.

Source and reference attributes

Origin:Help on this term

World Health Organization (WHO) 2001. International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Geneva: WHO

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2003. ICF Australian User Guide Version 1.0. Canberra: AIHW

Reference documents:Help on this termFurther information on the ICF can be found in the ICF itself and the ICF Australian User Guide (AIHW 2003) and the following websites
• WHO ICF website
http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/en
• Australian Collaborating Centre ICF website
http://www.aihw.gov.au/disability/icf/index.html

Relational attributes

Metadata items which use this glossary item:Help on this term
Body structures code (ICF 2001) N[NNNN]
  • Community Services (retired), Superseded 16/10/2006
Functioning and Disability DSS
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 16/10/2006
  • Disability, Standard 13/08/2015
  • Health, Standard 29/11/2006
Impairment extent code (ICF 2001) N
  • Community Services (retired), Superseded 16/10/2006
Impairment of body structure
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 16/10/2006
  • Disability, Standard 13/08/2015
  • Health, Standard 29/11/2006
Person—disability group, code N
  • Community Services (retired), Standard 01/03/2005
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