Validity and reliability of subject and mother reporting of perinatal factors

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 136-140

  Sanderson, Maureen ^a,c   Williams, Michelle A ^b,c   White, Emily ^b,c   Daling, Janet R ^b,c   Holt, Victoria L ^b,c   Malone, Kathleen E ^b,c   Self, Steven G ^b,c   Moore, Donald E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Perinatal care; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD; PERINATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0032518969     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009425     Document Type: Article

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