An evaluation of classification systems for stillbirth

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Flenady, Vicki ^a,b   Frøen, J Frederik ^c,d   Pinar, Halit ^e   Torabi, Rozbeh ^e   Saastad, Eli ^c,f   Guyon, Grace ^g   Russell, Laurie ^h   Charles, Adrian ⁱ   Harrison, Catherine ⁱ   Chauke, Lawrence ⁱ   Pattinson, Robert ^j   Koshy, Rachel ^k   Bahrin, Safiah ^k   Gardener, Glenn ^a   Day, Katie ^a   Petersson, Karin ^l   Gordon, Adrienne ^m   Gilshenan, Kristen ^a  

^a MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^g Alberta Perinatal Health Program   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

ⁱ KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^k MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^l KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^m ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STILLBIRTH; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVALUATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; REGISTER;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; REGISTRIES; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 67651098644     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-24     Document Type: Article

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