Accuracy of assisted reproductive technology information on the Massachusetts birth certificate, 1997-2000

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1657-1661

  Zhang, Zi ^a,b   MacAluso, Maurizio ^c   Cohen, Bruce ^b   Schieve, Laura ^d   Nannini, Angela ^b,e   Chen, Michael ^c   Wright, Victoria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

assisted reproductive technology; birth certificate; in vitro fertilization; Sensitivity; specificity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; GOLD STANDARD; INFERTILITY THERAPY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TWIN PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY; ADULT; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELECTION BIAS; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELECTION BIAS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957198674     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.10.059     Document Type: Article

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