The accuracy of population health data for monitoring trends and outcomes among women with diabetes in pregnancy

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 105-109

  Bell, Jane C ^a,b   Ford, Jane B ^a,b   Cameron, Carolyn A ^a   Roberts, Christine L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Medical records; Sensitivity and specificity; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREGESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44649180964     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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