"Birth Certificates" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Official certifications by a physician recording the individual's birth date, place of birth, parentage and other required identifying data which are filed with the local registrar of vital statistics.
| Descriptor ID |
D001719
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.940.250 L01.399.250.900.250 N04.452.859.132 N05.715.360.300.715.175 N06.850.520.308.940.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Birth Certificates- Birth Certificates
- Birth Certificate
- Certificate, Birth
- Certificates, Birth
Birth Records- Birth Records
- Birth Record
- Record, Birth
- Records, Birth
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Birth Certificates" by people in Profiles.
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Neonatal Phototherapy and Infantile Cancer. Pediatrics. 2016 06; 137(6).
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Investigating Implausible Gestational Age and High Birthweight Combinations. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2015 Nov; 29(6):562-6.
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Familial recurrence of autism spectrum disorder: evaluating genetic and environmental contributions. Am J Psychiatry. 2014 Nov 01; 171(11):1206-13.
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Excess infant mortality among Native Hawaiians: identifying determinants for preventive action. Am J Public Health. 2013 Nov; 103(11):e88-95.
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Methods of linking mothers and infants using health plan data for studies of pregnancy outcomes. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2013 Jul; 22(7):776-82.
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Use of birth certificates to examine maternal occupational exposures and autism spectrum disorders in offspring. Autism Res. 2013 Feb; 6(1):57-63.
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Validation of an algorithm to estimate gestational age in electronic health plan databases. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2013 May; 22(5):524-32.
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Medication Exposure in Pregnancy Risk Evaluation Program. Matern Child Health J. 2012 Oct; 16(7):1349-54.
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Validity of health plan and birth certificate data for pregnancy research. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2013 Jan; 22(1):7-15.
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Health plan administrative records versus birth certificate records: quality of race and ethnicity information in children. BMC Health Serv Res. 2010 Nov 23; 10:316.