The quality of vital statistics for studying perinatal health: The Spanish case

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 310-315

  Juárez, Sol ^a   Ortíz, Tomás Alonso ^b   Ramiro Farinãs, Diego ^c   Bolúmar, Francisco ^d,e  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^e CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Birth certificate; Birth data; Birthweight; Gestational age; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; ERROR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL RECORD; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINGLE WOMAN; SPAIN; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY; VITAL STATISTICS;

BIRTH CERTIFICATES; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 84862244441     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2012.01287.x     Document Type: Article

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