Reliability of Birth Certificate Data: A Multi-Hospital Comparison to Medical Records Information
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- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Maternal and Child Health Journal
- Vol. 6 (3) , 169-179
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1019726112597
Abstract
Objective: To examine the reliability of birth certificate data and determine if reliability differs between teaching and nonteaching hospitals. Methods: We compared information from birth...Keywords
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