BIAS IN CONGENITAL-MALFORMATIONS INFORMATION FROM THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE

被引：30

作者：

HEXTER, AC ^{[1
]}

HARRIS, JA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CALIF DEPT HLTH SERV,CALIF BIRTH DEFECTS MONITORING PROGRAM,5900 HOLLIS ST,SUITE A,EMERYVILLE,CA 94608

来源：

TERATOLOGY | 1991年 / 44卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1002/tera.1420440205

中图分类号：

Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

An analysis of 1983 data from California birth certificates, and from the California Birth Defects Monitoring Program case registry, showed that there is a bias in reporting of congenital malformations on the birth certificate. Hospitals with many births erroneously report lower malformation rates than do hospitals with few births. The bias is partly due to the source of information; larger hospitals are more likely to get their information about malformations from the obstetrician than from the pediatrician. Since malformation data recorded on the birth certificate is both incomplete and biased, at present it is advisable to use these data for epidemiologic analyses with great caution.

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