The prevalence of maternal medical conditions during pregnancy and a validation of their reporting in hospital discharge data

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-82

  Hadfield, Ruth M ^a   Lain, Samantha J ^a   Cameron, Carolyn A ^a   Bell, Jane C ^a   Morris, Jonathan M ^a,b   Roberts, Christine L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Morbidity; Pregnancy; Sensitivity; Specificity; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; KIDNEY DISEASES; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 39049149920     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2007.00818.x     Document Type: Article

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