Assessment of digit preference in self-reported year at menopause: Choice of an appropriate reference distribution

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 156, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 676-683

  Crawford, Sybil L ^a   Johannes, Catherine B ^b   Stellato, Rebecca K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Ingenix Inc   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Menopause; Recall

Indexed keywords

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036784924     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwf059     Document Type: Article

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