Identification of neonatal deaths in a large managed care organisation

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-104

  Escobar, Gabriel J ^a,b   Gardner, Maria N ^a   Chellino, Marie ^a   Fireman, Bruce ^a   Verdi, Joan ^a   Yanover, Mark ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031403583     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.1997.tb00800.x     Document Type: Article

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