A Method of Imputing Length of Gestation on Birth Certificates

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  A method of imputing the period of gestation is outlined for births when the month and year of the date of the last menstrual period are reported on the birth certificate but the day is missing. This method uses the recorded birth weight and months of gestation.
• Subjects:
  • Public Health
  • Health Surveys
  • Vital Statistics
  • Epidemiology
• Keywords:
  • birth weight, months of gestation
• Source:
  Other NCHS Survey or Data System
• Series:
  NCHS Vital and Health Statistics Series
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  18 pdf pages
• Volume:
  2
• Issue:
  93
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13081/cdc_13081_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 972.36 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9e9442722c4b2a7a197fbd4518cc8cace71b8224c582454cddbbea5b4e3c316f73c6ce37aea75e1b4beae61ef795c010483b3be68f2daeabee853711d4eae699