Estimation of the day-specific probabilities of conception: Current state of the knowledge and the relevance for epidemiological research

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 3-12

  Lynch, Courtney D ^a   Jackson, Leila W ^b   Buck Louis, Germaine M ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conception; Fertilisation; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONCEPTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; ULTRASOUND;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33750270411     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2006.00765.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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