The influence of maternal and paternal factors on time to pregnancy - A Dutch population-based birth-cohort study: The GECKO Drenthe study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 583-593

  Mutsaerts, M A Q ^a   Groen, H ^a   Huiting, H G ^b   Kuchenbecker, W K H ^c   Sauer, P J J ^b   Land, J A ^a   Stolk, R P ^a   Hoek, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cohort; fecundity; lifestyle; socio demographics; time to pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHER; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOTHER; MULTIPARA; NETHERLANDS; NULLIPARA; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PATERNAL AGE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRENATAL PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TIME TO PREGNANCY;

EID: 84855902180     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der429     Document Type: Article

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