Back to the future? A critical commentary on the 2003 U.S. national standard certificate of live birth

Birth

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 238-244

  Kirby, Russell S ^a   Salihu, Hamisu M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth certificate; Perinatal data; Vital statistics

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; BIRTH; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTHPLACE; CHILD CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCUMENTATION; FUNDING; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

ADULT; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 33748143841     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2006.00109.x     Document Type: Review

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