Validation of the Danish birth registration

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 893-897

  Kristensen, Jens ^a   Langhoff Roos, Jens ^a   Theil Skovgaard, Lene ^b   Børlum Kristensen, Finn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Danish Hospital Institute   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gestational age; Perinatal; Pregnancy complications; Registry statistics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0030221203     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(96)00018-2     Document Type: Article

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