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Register Studies and Clinical Studies in the Evaluation of Antenatal Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Olav Meirik
Olav Meirik
Affiliation:
World Health Organization
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Abstract

The advantages and limitations of national registers containing individual identification numbers in clinical epidemiological research are reviewed. The author concludes that such registers are very valuable for epidemiological research and for formulation of research questions of public health importance.

Type
Methodological Considerations in the Evaluation of Antenatal Care Programs
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 8 , Supplement S1 , January 1992 , pp. 46 - 48
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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