The Tulip classification of perinatal mortality: Introduction and multidisciplinary inter-rater agreement

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 393-401

  Korteweg, F J ^a   Gordijn, S J ^a   Timmer, A ^a   Erwich, J J H M ^a   Bergman, K A ^a   Bouman, K ^a   Ravise, J M ^a   Heringa, M P ^b   Holm, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Classification; Inter rater agreement; Mechanism of death; Perinatal mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONSENSUS; COUNSELING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FETUS; FETUS HYDROPS; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DISEASE; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UMBILICAL CORD COMPLICATION; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33645221164     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.00881.x     Document Type: Article

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