Reliability of a questionnaire for women's reproductive history

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-185

  Ko, Kwang Pil ^a   Park, Sue Kyung ^a   Kim, Yeonju ^a   Bae, Jisuk ^a   Jun, Jae Kwan ^b   Gwack, Jin ^a   Yoo, Keun Young ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Questionnaire; Reliability; Reproductive history

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REPRODUCTION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 52649165178     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2008.41.3.181     Document Type: Review

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