Validation of perinatal data in the Discharge Abstract Database of the Canadian Institute for Health Information

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 96-100

  Joseph, K S ^a,c   Fahey, J ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Cancer Care Nova Scotia   (Canada)

^c IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Database; Discharge abstract data; Infant; Maternal; Morbidity; Perinatal; Respiratory distress; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; NOVA SCOTIA ATLEE PERINATAL DATABASE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING AS TOPIC; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANADA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; NOVA SCOTIA; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERINATAL CARE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 66949149562     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: 14818523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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