Self-reported difficulty in conceiving as a measure of infertility

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2711-2717

  Dick, Marie Louise B ^a   Bain, C J ^a   Purdie, D M ^b   Siskind, V ^b   Molloy, D ^c   Green, A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c Queensland Fertility Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

Definition; Infertility; Measurement; Self report; Women

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXPERIENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0346777371     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg504     Document Type: Article

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