Accuracy of prenatal smoking data from Washington State birth certificates in a population-based sample with cotinine measurements

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 236-239

  Searles Nielsen, Susan ^a   Dills, Russell L ^b   Glass, Michael ^c   Mueller, Beth A ^a  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias (Epidemiology); Birth certificates; Cotinine; Pregnancy; Sensitivity and specificity; Smoking; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BIRTH CERTIFICATES; COTININE; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BIRTH CERTIFICATES; COTININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84893967110     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.12.008     Document Type: Article

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