Invited commentary: The potential for monitoring of fecundity and the remaining challenges

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 89-93

  Joffe, Michael ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data collection; Fertility; Infertility; Monitoring; Physiologic; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; MONITORING; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MONITORING; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037438501     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwf177     Document Type: Review

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