Methodological processes in validating and analysing the quality of population-based data: A case study using the Victorian Perinatal Data Collection

Health Information Management Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 12-19

  Davey, Mary Ann ^a,b   Sloan, Mary Louise ^c   Palma, Sonia ^a,b   Riley, Merilyn ^a   King, James ^d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Clinical Councils Unit   (Australia)

^c NORTHERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Data Quality; Perinatal Care; Sensitivity and Specificity; Validation Studies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL RECORDS; PERINATAL CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VICTORIA;

EID: 84885041819     PISSN: 18333583     EISSN: 18333575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/183335831304200301     Document Type: Article

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