Linking birth records to hospital admission records enhances the identification of women who smoke during pregnancy.

Conclusions: Use of linked data improved the identification of pregnant smokers. Studies relying on a single data source should adjust for the under-ascertainment of smokers among certain obstetric populations. PMID: 24890484 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24890484?dopt=Abstract

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - June 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tran DT, Roberts CL, Havard A, Jorm LR Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research