A method for the follow-up of clusters of adverse reproductive outcomes

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 833-837

  Niyonsenga, Théophile ^b   De Wals, Philippe ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cluster; Congenital anomaly; Investigation; Monitoring; Statistical method

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FOLLOW UP; MONITORING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ABNORMALITIES; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOWN SYNDROME; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; QUEBEC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032727011     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007517830120     Document Type: Conference Paper

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