Pregnancy-associated deaths in Finland 1987-1994 - Definition problems and benefits of record linkage

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 651-657

  Gissler, Mika ^a,d   Kauppila, Riitta ^b   Meriläinen, Jouni ^a,c   Toukomaa, Henri ^a,c   Hemminki, Elina ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Prov State Off of S Finland   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d Stakes   (Finland)

Author keywords

Classification; Maternal mortality; Pregnancy associated death; Register linkage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030762103     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349709024605     Document Type: Article

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