Recommendations for the design of epidemiologic studies of endometriosis

Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 654-659

  Holt, V L ^a   Weiss, N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Case control studies; Endometriosis; Research design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0033785003     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200011000-00007     Document Type: Article

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