Analysis of neonatal mortalityis standardizing for relative birth weight biased.docVIP

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth BioMedCentral Research article Open Access Analysis of neonatal mortality:is standardizing for relative birth weight biased? Robert W Platt*1, Cande V Ananth2 and Michael S Kramer1 Address: 1Departments of Pediatrics and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, H3A 2T5, Canada and 2Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901-1977 USA Email: Robert W Platt*