Titre :
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New Jersey's electronic birth certificate program : Variations in data sources. (2001)
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Auteurs :
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John-C SMULIAN ;
Cande-V ANANTH ;
Judy DONLEN ;
Maryellen-L HANLEY ;
Robert-A KNUPPEL ;
Lakota KRUSE ;
Center for Perinatal Health Initiatives and the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Saint Peter's University Hospital. New Brunswick. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 91, n° 5, 2001)
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Pagination :
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814-816
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Etats Unis
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Amérique
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 0CBUR0xh. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. This study sought to determine primary sources of data for electronic birth cerfificates. Methods. A survey was administered from 1997 through 1998 to maternity facilities in New Jersey requesting information about what primary information sources were used for 53 electronic birth certificate variables. Potential information sources included the facilties'maternal and infant medical records, the prenatal record, and a parent-completed birth certificate worksheet. Results. Among the 66 maternity facilities responding, there was significant variation in the choice of primary data sources for the electronic birth certificate variables examined. Conclusions. The variability of primary sources for electronic birth cerificate data acquisition represents a potential cause of systematic error in reported vital statistics information.
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