Methodological considerations in the design of the WHO Antenatal Care Randomised Controlled Trial

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作者
Donner, A
Piaggio, G
Villar, J [1 ]
Pinol, A
Al-Mazrou, Y
Ba'aqeel, H
Bakketeig, L
Belizan, JM
Berendes, H
Carroli, G
Farnot, U
Lumbiganon, P
机构
[1] WHO, Special Programme Res Dev & Res Training Huma, World Bank, UNDP,UNFPA, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
[2] Univ Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
[3] Minist Hlth, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
[4] Natl Guard King Khalid Hosp, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
[5] Natl Inst Publ Hlth, Oslo, Norway
[6] CREP, Rosario, Argentina
[7] NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD USA
[8] Hosp Gineco Obstet Amer Arias, Havana, Cuba
[9] Khon Kaen Univ, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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10.1046/j.1365-3016.1998.00007.x
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
We discuss methodological issues arising in a recent evaluation trial of a new antenatal care programme, as sponsored by the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, and WHO's Division of Reproductive Health (Technical Support). The randomisation unit for the trial is the antenatal care clinic, with 53 clinics located in four countries randomly allocated to provide either the new programme or the traditional programme currently in use. Approximately 24 000 women presenting for antenatal care over an average period of 18 months will have been recruited.
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