Validity of self-reported causes of subfertility

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 161, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 978-986

  De Boer, Evelien J ^a,b   Den Tonkelaar, Isolde ^b   Burger, Curt W ^c   Van Leeuwen, Flora E ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b International Health Foundation   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Fertility; Fertilization in vitro; Medical records; Questionnaires; Reproductive techniques, assisted; Sensitivity and specificity; Women

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

INFERTILITY;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBFERTILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MENTAL RECALL; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 18544385644     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi120     Document Type: Article

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