The birth certificate as an efficient means of identifying children conceived with the help of infertility treatment

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 211-218

  Lynch, Courtney D ^a   Buck Louis, Germaine M ^b   Lahti, Maureen C ^c   Pekow, Penelope S ^c   Nasca, Philip C ^d   Cohen, Bruce ^e  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

birth certificates; child development; epidemiologic methods; fertility agents, female; fertilization in vitro

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DRUG; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INFERTILITY; MATERNAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTIFICATION KEY; INFERTILITY; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL WELFARE; TWINS;

ADULT; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960547350     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr036     Document Type: Article

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