Some sources of error in the coding of birth weight.
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 80 (1) , 72-73
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.80.1.72
Abstract
Three types of error in coding birth weight to computer tapes are described: 1) confusion of ounces with pounds, 2) mistaken reading of one pound as eleven pounds, and 3) errors in placement of the decimal. All will allocate low birth weight infants to high birth weight categories. Examination of the reported gestational age of the infant or of the reported cause of death may allow these errors to be detected.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Birth weight-specific infant mortality, United States, 1960 and 1980.1987
- The quality and completeness of birthweight and gestational age data in computerized birth files.American Journal of Public Health, 1980