"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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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 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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Derrington TM, Kotelchuck M, Plummer K, Cabral H, Lin AE, Belanoff C, Shin M, Correa A, Grosse SD. Racial/ethnic differences in hospital use and cost among a statewide population of children with Down syndrome. Res Dev Disabil. 2013 Oct; 34(10):3276-87.
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Sparks CS, Wood JW, Johnson PL. Infant mortality and intra-household competition in the Northern Islands of Orkney, Scotland, 1855-2001. Am J Phys Anthropol. 2013 Jun; 151(2):191-201.
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Boulet SL, Shin M, Kirby RS, Goodman D, Correa A. Sensitivity of birth certificate reports of birth defects in Atlanta, 1995-2005: effects of maternal, infant, and hospital characteristics. Public Health Rep. 2011 Mar-Apr; 126(2):186-94.
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Johnelle Sparks P. One size does not fit all: an examination of low birthweight disparities among a diverse set of racial/ethnic groups. Matern Child Health J. 2009 Nov; 13(6):769-79.
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Moore PD, Bay RC, Balcazar H, Coonrod DV, Brady J, Russ R. Use of home visit and developmental clinic services by high risk Mexican-American and white non-Hispanic infants. Matern Child Health J. 2005 Mar; 9(1):35-47.