Comparability of published perinatal mortality rates in Western Europe: The quantitative impact of differences in gestational age and birthweight criteria

British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1237-1245

  Graafmans, Wilco C ^a   Richardus, Jan Hendrik ^a   Macfarlane, Alison ^b   Rebagliato, Marisa ^c   Blondel, Beatrice ^d   Pauline Verloove Vanhorick, S ^e   Mackenbach, Johan P ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DATA BASE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NEWBORN DEATH; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REGISTRATION; STILLBIRTH; WESTERN EUROPE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 0035695954     PISSN: 03065456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-5456(01)00291-1     Document Type: Article

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