Accuracy of child morbidity data in demographic and health surveys

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 194-200

  Manesh, Alireza Olyaee ^a   Sheldon, Trevor A ^a   Pickett, Kate E ^a   Carr Hill, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Child mortality; Demographic and Health Surveys; Error sources; Morbidity

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MORTALITY; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 38949122303     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym202     Document Type: Article

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