A Risk Assessment Screening Test for Very Low Birth Weight
Gueorguieva RV, Sarkar NP, Carter RL, Ariet M, Roth J, Resnick MB. A Risk Assessment Screening Test for Very Low Birth Weight. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2003, 7: 127-136. PMID: 12870628, DOI: 10.1023/a:1023821127953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weightStatistical methodsScreening toolBirth weightRisk factorsScreening testIdentification of womenImportant risk factorPublic health policy makersRisk assessment screening toolsFlorida State DepartmentHealth policy makersModeling techniquesLinear modeling techniquesEffective intervention programsPrenatal recordsHigh riskHealthy StartBirth recordsScreening instrumentActual valuesComparable specificityIntervention programsVLBWVital statistics