Reliability of environmental, biological and health characteristics of infants from a developing country

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1005-1008

  Fuchs, Sandra Costa ^a,c   Victora, Cesar G ^b   Wannmacher, Liane ^b   Gonçalves, Cristiane ^b   Barbosa, Adriane ^b   Menta, Luciane ^b   Azevedo, Rosane ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^c Faculdade de Medicina   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agreement; Inter observer; Kappa; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BUILDING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TECHNIQUE;

AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; BRAZIL; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS; HOUSING; LATIN AMERICA; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGICAL STUDIES; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOUTH AMERICA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STUDIES; YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL AGE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PNEUMONIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 10244261523     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.5.1005     Document Type: Article

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