Rounding of birth weights in a neonatal intensive care unit over 20 years: An analysis of a large cohort study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Emmerson, Anthony J ^a   Roberts, Stephen A ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROUNDING;

EID: 84892566765     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003650     Document Type: Article

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