Accuracy of birth certificate data regarding the amount, timing, and adequacy of prenatal care using prenatal clinic medical records as referents

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 68-71

  Clark, Kathleen ^a   Fu, Chun Mei ^b   Burnett, Claude ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c Northeast Health District   (United States)

Author keywords

birth certificates; prenatal care; quality of care; sensitivity and specificity (epidemiology)

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 0031032321     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009033     Document Type: Article

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