Our study [
[1]
] discussed issues of misclassification in the Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization
(APNCU) index that would preclude its use in studying the association of prenatal
care use and birth outcomes (preterm birth and low birth weight). We stand by our
recommendation that this index should not be used to study the association of prenatal
care and low birth weight (LBW), due to a misclassification problem.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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References
- The “Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization” (APNCU) Index to study low birth weight: is the index biased?.J Clin Epidemiol. 2002; 55: 296-305
- Guidelines for perinatal care. 3rd ed. American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington, DC, Elk Grove Village, IL1992 (p. 50)
- The Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization Index: its US distribution and association with low birth weight.Am J Public Health. 1994; 84: 1468-1489
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