How accurate are women's estimates of date of onset of next menses?

Psychology and Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 897-908

  Baker, A Harvey ^a   Denning, Anne C ^a   Kostin, Irene ^b   Schwartz, Laraine ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Accuracy of self reports regarding menstrual cycle locus; Adult women; Menstrual cycle; Self reports; Verbal estimates of menses' onset

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032237762     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449808407439     Document Type: Article

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