Analysis of menstrual diary data across the reproductive life span Applicability of the bipartite model approach and the importance of within-woman variance

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 722-733

  Harlow, Siobán D ^a   Lin, Xihong ^a   Ho, M Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b i3 Statprobe   (United States)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Epidemiologic methods; Menstrual cycle; Menstruation disorders; Models, statistical

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAKTHROUGH BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VARIANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0033863027     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(99)00202-4     Document Type: Article

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