Observer error and birthweight: Digit preference in recording

Public Health

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 77-79

  Edouard, L ^a,b   Senthilselvan, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administrative databases; Birthweight; Digit preference; Epidemiology; Perinatology; Saskatchewan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CANADA; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ERROR; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; RECORDING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030971467     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(97)90004-4     Document Type: Article

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