Binge drinking during pregnancy - Is it possible to obtain valid information on a weekly basis?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 159, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 803-808

  Kesmodel, Ulrik ^a,b   Frydenberg, Morten ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Bias (epidemiology); Interviews; Pregnancy; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRINKING; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DENMARK; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; VALIDATION PROCESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RECALL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENTAL RECALL; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 2342621427     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh095     Document Type: Article

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