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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 154, No. 10 : 889-890
Copyright © 2001 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

PRACTICE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Invited Commentary: Using Vital Statistics Databases for Perinatal Epidemiology: Does the Quality Go In Before the Name Goes On?

Russell S. Kirby

From the University of Wisconsin Medical School, Milwaukee Clinical Campus, 950 N. 12th Street, Room A-504, P.O. Box 342, Milwaukee WI 53201–0342 (e-mail: r-kirby@whin.net).


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Most epidemiologic research using birth certificate records utilizes cross-sectional or case-control study designs. These records are typically made available to qualified researchers as computerized files of vital events for a state or the entire United States by year of occurrence, either for events occurring within the state or to residents of the state. This structure clearly lends itself to the cross-sectional approach. Occasionally, researchers step outside the box and conduct studies utilizing prospective study designs, generally with one of two approaches: 1) intergenerational studies based on record linkage between the birth certificate for the index case and the birth certificate for the mother of the index case (1GoGo–3Go) or 2) maternally linked pregnancy outcomes based on record linkage of the birth certificate for . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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