Methodological considerations in the design of an obstetric database abstracted from medical records

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 191-200

  Harris, H E ^a   Ellison, G T H ^a,b   Holliday, M ^a   Lucassen, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Database; Medical Records; Obstetric Data

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DATA BASE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MATERNAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0030864528     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1636841     Document Type: Article

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