Repeatability of self-reported information for population-based studies of cancer

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 303-308

  Karatela, Shamshad ^a   Purdie, David M ^a   Green, Adèle C ^a   Webb, Penelope M ^a   Whiteman, David C ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agreement; Cancer; Case control studies; Reproducibility of results; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY TUMOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748460894     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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