Sources and Method
Classification identity
This Learning Lab teaches the international WHO ICD-10 classification — not ICD-10-CM or any other national clinical modification. ICD-10 is not WHO's newest classification: ICD-11 is WHO's current revision. This resource does not attempt an ICD-10-to-ICD-11 comparison and should not be treated as a statement of current local coding policy.
Source basis (provisional, pilot draft)
| Content domain | Source basis used in this pilot |
|---|---|
| Chapter, block, category and subcategory structure; official titles | WHO ICD-10 Browser, 2019 international English release |
| Clinical descriptions and diagnostic guidance | Original educational synthesis, informed by general clinical-education understanding of ICD-10 concepts. No verbatim WHO CDDG or DCR text is reproduced anywhere in this build. |
| Research-specific distinctions (DCR) | Not used in learner-facing content in this pilot. |
The exact CDDG/DCR editions, and an independent classification/clinical reviewer, have not yet been formally confirmed by the Product Owner. This is a release-blocking item before the product can be considered "Approved for Build" under its governing PRD.
Original synthesis and quotation policy
The default policy for this product is: no verbatim WHO CDDG or DCR prose is shipped unless an approved, source-specific exception is separately recorded. Public educational content on this site does not copy source paragraphs, mechanically paraphrase them sentence by sentence, or present original synthesis as an official WHO quotation. Official codes and titles are distinguished from explanatory prose, which is this product's own original writing.
Evidence-role labels
Labels such as "supports", "consistent but not decisive", "raises an alternative", "contradicts or weakens", and "missing and necessary to ask" are learning aids created for this product. They are not official WHO ICD-10 terminology.
Non-affiliation
This application is an independent educational resource and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the World Health Organization.
Reference anchors
- WHO ICD-10 Browser, 2019 international English release —
https://icd.who.int/browse10/2019/en - WHO overview of the International Classification of Diseases —
https://www.who.int/standards/classifications/classification-of-diseases - WHO Copyright, Licensing and Permissions policy —
https://www.who.int/about/policies/publishing/copyright - W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 —
https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/
These are initial reference anchors for the internal Source Authority and Rights Register. They do not, by themselves, settle final source precedence, reuse rights, or public attribution wording.