Manuscript Details

Carabin, H., Cowan, L. D., Beebe, L. A., Skaggs, V. J., Thompson, D., & Agbangla, C. (2005). Does participation in a nurse visitation programme reduce the frequency of adverse perinatal outcomes in first-time mothers? Paediatric & Perinatal Epidemiology, 19(3), 194–205.

Low rating
Study reviewed under: Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 1
Study design characteristics contributing to rating
Design Attrition Baseline equivalence Confounding factors? Valid, reliable measures?
Non-experimental comparison group design Not applicable

Not established on race/ethnicity and SES in the analyzed sample; outcomes not feasible to assess at baseline

None

Not assessed in manuscripts reviewed under Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 1