Can accurate data on birthweight be obtained from health interview surveys?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 925-931

  Robles, Arodys ^a,b   Goldman, Noreen ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Health interview survey; Low birthweight

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BOLIVIA; COSTA RICA; EDUCATION; EL SALVADOR; ERROR; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RECORD; NORMAL HUMAN; PERU; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOLOGY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEYS; LATIN AMERICA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032696205     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/28.5.925     Document Type: Article

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