Epidemiologic research using administrative databases: Garbage in, garbage out

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1018-1019

  Grimes, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG RESPONSE; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITALIZATION; HYPERTENSION; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MATERNAL SMOKING; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICARE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PARENT; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; UTERUS RUPTURE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RECORD; STANDARDS;

DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS;

EID: 78049339659     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181f98300     Document Type: Editorial

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