Validity and reproducibility of self-reported age at menopause in women participating in the DOM-project

Maturitas

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-123

  Den Tonkelaar, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Menopause; Recall; Reproducibility; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030852234     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(97)01122-5     Document Type: Article

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