Medical record validation of maternally reported birth characteristics and pregnancy-related events: A report from the Children's Cancer Group

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 58-67

  Olson, Janet E ^a   Shu, Xiao Ou ^a   Ross, Julie A ^a   Pendergrass, Thomas ^b   Robison, Leslie L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S ONCOLOGY GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

birth characteristics; case control studies; epidemiologic methods; reliability and validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTHER; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SELF REPORT;

EID: 1842297036     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009032     Document Type: Article

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