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Measurement error in clinical perinatal data.

J Villar·E Kestler·G Pareja
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The error measurement of clinical perinatal variables obtained during the standardization and data-collection periods of a large prospective epidemiologic study is presented. The error is considerably larger during the data-collection period, particularly with regard to uterine height, birth weight, and blood pressure values. This information strongly supports the need to continuously supervise and monitor perinatal data collection systems, even after standardization.

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Data CollectionEpidemiologic MethodsFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPerinatologyPregnancyProspective StudiesJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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J Villar, E Kestler, G Pareja. 1989. Measurement error in clinical perinatal data.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9378(89)90451-1

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